Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.13
प्रवृत्तं च निवृत्तं च शास्त्रं पञ्चालसंज्ञितम् ।
पितृयानं देवयानं श्रोत्राच्छ्रुतधराद्व्रजेत् ॥ १३ ॥
pravṛttaṁ ca nivṛttaṁ ca
[pravrittam cha nivrittam cha]
śāstraṁ pañcāla-saṁjñitam
[shaastram panchaala-samjnitam]
pitṛ-yānaṁ deva-yānaṁ
[pitri-yaanam deva-yaanam]
śrotrāc chruta-dharād vrajet
[shrotraach chruta-dharaad vrajet]
Word-for-word
pravṛttam
—
the process of sense enjoyment
ca
—
also
nivṛttam
—
the process of detachment
ca
—
also
śāstram
—
scripture
pañcāla
—
Pañcāla
saṁjñitam
—
is described as
pitṛ-yānam
—
going to Pitṛloka
deva-yānam
—
going to Devaloka
śrotrāt
—
by hearing
śruta-dharāt
—
by the companion named Śrutadhara
vrajet
—
one can be elevated.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pravṛttaṁ ca nivṛttaṁ ca
pravṛttam
the process of sense enjoyment
ca
also
nivṛttam
the process of detachment
ca
also
śāstraṁ pañcāla-saṁjñitam
śāstram
scripture
pañcāla
Pañcāla
saṁjñitam
is described as
pitṛ-yānaṁ deva-yānaṁ
pitṛ-yānam
going to Pitṛloka
deva-yānam
going to Devaloka
śrotrāc chruta-dharād vrajet
śrotrāt
by hearing
śruta-dharāt
by the companion named Śrutadhara
vrajet
one can be elevated.
Nārada Muni continued: The city spoken of as Dakṣiṇa-pañcāla represents the scriptures meant for directing pravṛtti, the process of sense enjoyment in fruitive activities. The other city, named Uttara-pañcāla, represents the scriptures meant for decreasing fruitive activities and increasing knowledge. The living entity receives different kinds of knowledge by means of two ears, and some living entities are promoted to Pitṛloka and some to Devaloka. All this is made possible by the two ears.
Purport
The Vedas are known as śruti, and the knowledge received from them through aural reception is called śruta-dhara. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, one can be promoted to the planets of the demigods or to the planets of the Pitās (forefathers), or even to the Vaikuṇṭha planets, simply through the process of hearing. These things have already been explained in previous chapters.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
With the sense organ called the ear, the jīva hears scriptures encouraging enjoyment leading to Pitṛloka (Dakṣaina-pañcāla) by the left ear, and he hears scriptures for liberation (Uttara-pāñcāla) by the right ear.
Śruti-dharaḥ refers to the ear.
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Personal Guidance
Dakṣiṇa-pañcāla is karma-kāṇḍa scripture; Uttara-pañcāla is liberation-scripture. The right and left ears tune into different curricula; what you hear shapes where you go.
Reflection Questions
- Which ear's curriculum dominates my hearing this season?
- Where could I deliberately tune in the other?
My note
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