Bhagavad Gita 18.67 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Don’t force this on people who don’t want to hear it.”
What it means
“Don't share this with someone who has no discipline, no love, no wish to listen, or who sneers at me.”
The original Sanskrit
इदं ते नातपस्काय नाभक्ताय कदाचन । न चाशुश्रूषवे वाच्यं न च मां योऽभ्यसूयति ॥
idaṃ te nātapaskāya nābhaktāya kadācana na cāśuśrūṣave vācyaṃ na ca māṃ yo.abhyasūyati
Translations
Literal translation
This (that I have taught) you should not ever be taught to one who is devoid of austerities and to one who is not a devotee; also, neither to one who does not render service, nor as well to one who cavils at Me.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
यह ज्ञान ऐसे पुरुष से नहीं कहना चाहिए, जो अतपस्क (तपरहित) है, और न उसे जो अभक्त है; उसे भी नहीं जो अश ुश्रुषु (सेवा में अतत्पर) है और उस पुरुष से भी नहीं कहना चाहिए, जो मुझ (ईश्वर) से असूया करता है, अर्थात् मुझ में दोष देखता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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