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Also the man who hears this, full of faith and free from malice, he, too, liberated, shall attain to the happy worlds of those of righteous deeds.

Even the person who simply listens to it with faith and without finding fault will be freed and will reach the auspicious worlds of those whose deeds are pure.

The circle widens further. Even a person who only listens to the teaching, with faith (śraddhā) and without fault-finding, is freed and reaches the auspicious worlds of those whose deeds are good. The verse makes the Gita accessible to everyone, not only scholars or teachers. Faith and an open heart are enough to receive its benefit. This generosity matches the spirit of the earlier chapter on faith, which treated faith as the core of every person.