Shloka 195
Right Conduct, Offenses Against Brāhmaṇas, Truthfulness, and the Greatness of the Cow
Go-Māhātmya
य इदं शृणुयाद्वापि परं पुण्यतमं महत् । सप्तजन्मकृतात्पापान्मुच्यते तत्क्षणेन हि
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyādvāpi paraṃ puṇyatamaṃ mahat | saptajanmakṛtātpāpānmucyate tatkṣaṇena hi
Quem quer que apenas ouça este ensinamento supremo, santíssimo e grandioso, é imediatamente libertado dos pecados acumulados ao longo de sete nascimentos.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent narration in Adhyaya 48)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शृणुयाद्वापि = शृणुयात् + वा + अपि; सप्तजन्मकृतात्पापान् = सप्तजन्मकृतात् + पापान्; तत्क्षणेन = तत् + क्षणेन.
FAQs
It praises śravaṇa—devout listening to the sacred account/teaching—as a powerful means of merit and purification.
It implies that karmic residue can span multiple lifetimes, and that contact with sacred narration (especially with faith) is said to have strong purificatory power.
It encourages sustained engagement with dharmic teachings—listening with reverence—by emphasizing that spiritual effort and receptivity can quickly transform one’s moral and karmic condition.