Chapter 18 · Moksha Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Liberation through RenunciationKrishna
Verse 67
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 18, श्लोक 67
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
इदं ते नातपस्काय नाभक्ताय कदाचन।
न चाशुश्रूषवे वाच्यं न च मां योऽभ्यसूयति॥
Transliteration
Idam te na-atapaskaya na-abhaktaya kadachana
Na cha-ashushruushave vachyam na cha mam yo'bhyasuyati
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
इदम्idamthis
तेteby you
न अतपस्कायna atapaskayanot to one without austerity
न अभक्तायna abhaktayanot to one without devotion
कदाचनkadachanaever
न अशुश्रूषवेna ashushruushavenot to one who doesn't serve
वाच्यम्vachyamshould be spoken
नnanor
मां यः अभ्यसूयतिmam yah abhyasuyatione who is envious of Me
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
यह ज्ञान तुझे कभी भी तपस्यारहित को, भक्तिहीन को, सेवा न करने वाले को, और मुझसे द्वेष रखने वाले को नहीं कहना चाहिए।
English Translation
This knowledge should never be spoken to one who lacks austerity, to one who is not devoted, to one who does not serve, or to one who is envious of Me.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna specifies four disqualifications for receiving this supreme teaching: lack of discipline, lack of devotion, unwillingness to serve, and envy toward God. Sacred knowledge must be shared responsibly with those who have the readiness to receive it. This is not elitism but practical wisdom about the prerequisites for spiritual benefit.