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**Yoga-drushti-samuchaya**
Just as a king, while lying down at night, hears stories, and in his sleep and wakefulness, he may also utter exclamations, but his attention is not on them, and he does not remember what he heard! And in the morning, he wakes up and asks, "Hey! What story was told last night?"
Similarly, one who listens without proper attention, is like one who is asleep! For this reason, he may also exclaim, "Oh! Maharaj!" but he does not realize what he has heard! He comes home and asks, "What did Maharaj speak about today?" Thus, listening without proper attention is useless and futile, it does not touch the heart, it is like pouring water from one ear to the other! True listening happens when the mind is pleased, the body is excited, and the hair on the body stands on end. Listening to a story of virtues without such a desire is like singing in front of a deaf person! It is like reciting the Bhagavad Gita to a buffalo! As the English proverb says, it is like "Casting pearls before swine."
“When the mind is pleased, the body is excited, let me be pleased by one tune;
Without such a desire, the story of virtues is like singing in front of a deaf person...
Jinji! Hail to your teachings.”—Chag॰ Sajjay Ru-4
Here, Vyatireka says—
श्रुताभावेऽपि भावेऽस्याः शुभभावप्रवृत्तितः ।
फलं कर्मक्षयाख्यं स्यात्परबोधनिबन्धनम् ॥ ५४ ॥
Even in the absence of listening, if there is a desire to listen, due to the activity of good feelings, the fruit called karma-kshaya is obtained, which is the cause of supreme knowledge. 54
**Meaning:** Even in the absence of listening, if there is a desire to listen, due to the activity of good feelings, the fruit called karma-kshaya is obtained, which is the cause of supreme knowledge.
**Analysis:**
The above praises the desire to listen, which is further strengthened by Vyatireka, i.e., negative statement. Even if there is a strong desire to listen to such truths, but there is no actual listening,
**Vritti:**- Even in the absence of listening, **Mavedacha:**- if there is a feeling of desire, (if this desire is present), what? That is- **Zumamayapravrittittah:**- due to the activity of good feelings, - that desire to listen is itself conducive to good, **Haru Mayarls Chan Karmakshaya** named fruit is obtained, due to the validity of the statement (due to the validity of the scriptures). And this **Vanopaniyandhanam:**- is the cause of supreme knowledge, the main cause of liberation, due to the validity of the statement.