Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 71
श्रद्धावाननसूयश्च श्रृणुयादपि यो नरः।
सोऽपि मुक्तः शुभाँल्लोकान्प्राप्नुयात्पुण्यकर्मणाम् ॥
Say itśhraddhāvān anasūyaśh cha śhṛiṇuyād api yo naraḥ
so ‘pi muktaḥ śhubhāl lokān prāpnuyāt puṇya-karmaṇām
Translation
Also, the man who hears this, full of faith and free from malice, shall attain to the happy worlds of those of righteous deeds, and be liberated.
Swami Sivananda
Any man who, being reverent and free from caviling, listens to this (teaching) with reverence, he too, becoming free, shall attain the blessed worlds of those who perform virtuous deeds.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
And the man who listens to it with faith and without cavil, he too shall be released and shall reach the auspicious realms of those who have performed virtuous deeds.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
A man who would at least hear this with faith and without indignation—he too, freed from sins, will attain the auspicious worlds of those who have performed meritorious acts.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Yes, he who listens to it with faith and without doubt, even he, freed from evil, will rise to the worlds which the virtuous attain through righteous deeds.
Shri Purohit Swami
श्रद्धावान् और दोषदृष्टिसे रहित जो मनुष्य इस गीता-ग्रन्थको सुन भी लेगा, वह भी सम्पूर्ण पापोंसे मुक्त होकर पुण्यकारियोंके शुभ लोकोंको प्राप्त हो जायगा।
Swami Ramsukhdas
तथा जो श्रद्धावान् और अनसुयु (दोषदृष्टि रहित) पुरुष इसका श्रवणमात्र भी करेगा, वह भी (पापों से) मुक्त होकर पुण्यकर्मियों के शुभ (श्रेष्ठ) लोकों को प्राप्त कर लेगा।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.