Bhagavad Gita 18.67इदं ते नातपस्काय नाभक्ताय कदाचन।न चाशुश्रूषवे वाच्यं न च मां योऽभ्यसूयति ॥

idaṁ te nātapaskyāya nābhaktāya kadāchana na

chāśhuśhruṣhave vāchyaṁ na cha māṁ yo ‘bhyasūtayi

Sanskrit recitation

18.66 18.68

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The teaching is sealed · 18.67–18.78 · Scene

Translation

Never speak this to one who is devoid of austerities or devotion, who does not render service, who does not desire to listen, or who cavils at Me.

Hindi translation

यह सर्वगुह्यतम वचन अतपस्वीको मत कहना; अभक्तको कभी मत कहना; जो सुनना नहीं चाहता, उसको मत कहना; और जो मेरेमें दोषदृष्टि करता है, उससे भी मत कहना।

Meaning

This The scripture which has been taught to you.Service To the Guru.The scripture can be taught to him who does not speak ill of the Lord, who is a man of austerities, who is devoted, who is thirsting to hear and who renders service to his Guru.One who cavils at Me He who disregards Me taking Me for an ordinary man, who does not like to be told that I am the Lord.

After Swami Sivananda

The teaching is sealed· 18.67–18.78→

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Word-by-word→

na: never
te: by you
cha: also
idam: this
mām: toward me
yaḥ: who
vāchyam: to be spoken
abhaktāya: to those who are not devoted
kadāchana: at any time
atapaskāya: to those who are not austere
abhyasūyati: those who are envious
aśhuśhrūṣhave: to those who are averse to listening (to spiritual topics)

Bhagavad Gita 18.67इदं ते नातपस्काय नाभक्ताय कदाचन।न चाशुश्रूषवे वाच्यं न च मां योऽभ्यसूयति ॥

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