How does Chapter 3 contrast the path of listening to the Guru's stories with other spiritual practices like yoga and meditation?

In Chapter 3, the act of listening to the Guru's stories is presented as a uniquely accessible and effortless spiritual path. The text explicitly contrasts this with other practices such as yoga, sacrifice, meditation, and concentration, for which "various efforts are required." For listening to these sacred stories, however, Chapter 3 clarifies that "No exertion is needed... except for focused attention." This highlights the path of devotion and listening as a direct and simple means to spiritual liberation, capable of burning away the five great sins and freeing one from worldly attachments without the strenuous efforts demanded by other yogic disciplines.