प्रवृत्तं च निवृत्तं च शास्त्रं पञ्चालसंज्ञितम् ।
पितृयानं देवयानं श्रोत्राच्छ्रुतधराद्व्रजेत् ॥ १३ ॥
sastram pancala-samjnitam
srotrac chruta-dharad vrajet
pravrttam-the process of sense enjoyment; ca-also; nivrttam-the process of detachment; ca-also; sastram-scripture; pancala-Pancala; samjnitam-is described as; pitr-yanam-going to Pitrloka; deva-yanam-going to Devaloka; srotrat-by hearing; sruta-dharat-by the companion named Srutadhara; vrajet-one can be elevated.
Narada Muni continued: The city spoken of as Daksina-pancala represents the scriptures meant for directing pravrtti, the process of sense enjoyment in fruitive activities. The other city, named Uttara-pancala, 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 Pitrloka and some to Devaloka. All this is made possible by the two ears.
The Vedas are known as sruti, and the knowledge received from them through aural reception is called srutadhara. As stated in Bhagavad-gita, one can be promoted to the planets of the demigods or to the planets of the pitas (forefathers), or even to the Vaikuntha planets, simply through the process of hearing. These things have already been explained in previous chapters.