The condition for receiving the teaching is stated: samāhitamanā — with a concentrated mind. This is not casual instruction; it requires the listener’s full absorption. The description of Yājñavalkya as brahmavicchreṣṭha and taponidhiḥ (treasure of austerities) reinforces his authority while the instruction śṛṇu — listen — echoes the traditional śravaṇa of the Vedāntic methodology: hearing from a qualified teacher.