Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 595

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-18 Mokṣa Sannyāsa Yogaḥ

idaṃ te nātapaskāya nābhaktāya kadācana | na cāśuśrūṣave vācyaṃ na ca māṃ yo’bhyasūyasi || 67 || 67. This teaching you should never reveal to one who is devoid of self-discipline and devotion, nor to one who has no desire to listen, nor certainly to one who traduces Me. Commentary This most secret doctrine should not be revealed by you to anyone who has not practiced some form of self-discipline. Neither should this be taught to one who is not devoted to Me or to you as the teacher. The meaning is that you should not reveal this teaching to one who, though practicing self-discipline, is not a devotee and does not serve Me. It should also never be taught to one who, though a devotee, has no desire to listen. Nor should it be imparted to one who vilifies Me, that is, when My divine nature, glories and attributes are described — discovers defects in them. The grammatical differences of case (from ablative to nominative form) indicates that the last one mentioned is the most despicable character.