Gadhada Last Section Vach. 24 Vachanamrut Rahasyarth Pradeepika Tika

What is the cause of someone who seeks salvation to attain the superlative virtues? Well, the degree of affection that someone has for religious discourses and narratives determines the extent of his disinterest in worldly issues. The flaws such as lust (kaam), anger (krodh), and greed (lobh) are also destroyed in accordance with this. If someone has apathy for religious discourses, it may be inferred that he will not develop the major virtues. The nine-fold devotion has been described in the scriptures. Amongst these, the first to be described is the devotion of listening [to discourses] (shravan-bhakti). Therefore, if someone practices the devotion of listening, all the other types of devotion, up to the loving devotion (prem-lakshana-bhakti), will also develop.