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श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.६७ — इदं ते नातपस्काय in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 During reflective study of the Gita's concluding teachings·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 67
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 67 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the eighteenth chapter, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, immediately after giving His supreme teaching of surrender, Krishna instructs Arjuna on the proper transmission of this sacred knowledge. He cautions that it must never be imparted to the undisciplined, undevoted, unwilling or scornful — preserving the sanctity of the Gita's highest wisdom.

✦ As told in scripture

The tradition holds that sacred knowledge guarded and shared with reverence bears abundant fruit, while wisdom cast before the scornful is wasted — and so the Lord Himself counsels that the Gita's treasure be entrusted only to the devoted and receptive heart.

The Mantra

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𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌨।𑌨 𑌚𑌾𑌶𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌷𑌵𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌚 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍂𑌯𑌤𑌿॥

idaṁ te nātapaskyāya nābhaktāya kadāchana na chāśhuśhruṣhave vāchyaṁ na cha māṁ yo ‘bhyasūtayi

Meaning:यह (ज्ञान) तुम्हें कभी भी न तो तपरहित को, न भक्तिरहित को, न सुनने की इच्छा न रखने वाले को, और न ही मुझसे द्वेष (असूया) करने वाले को कहना चाहिए।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌇𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊idamthis (knowledge)
𑌤𑍇🔊teby you
𑌨 𑌅𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌯🔊na atapaskāyanot to one devoid of austerity
𑌨 𑌅𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯🔊na abhaktāyanot to one without devotion
𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌨🔊kadāchanaever; at any time
𑌨 𑌚 𑌅𑌶𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌷𑌵𑍇🔊na cha aśhuśhrūṣhavenor to one unwilling to listen / who renders no service
𑌵𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊vāchyamto be spoken; should be taught
𑌨 𑌚🔊na chaand not
𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊māmof Me; toward Me
𑌯𑌃 𑌅𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍂𑌯𑌤𑌿🔊yaḥ abhyasūyatione who cavils at or envies (Me)

Benefits of Chanting श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.६७ — इदं ते नातपस्काय

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Teaches reverence for the sanctity of the highest spiritual knowledge

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Reminds that sacred wisdom must reach a worthy, receptive heart

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Encourages cultivating devotion, discipline and humility to receive truth

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Guards the Gita's teaching against misuse by the scornful

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Inspires the seeker to become fit to receive and share sacred knowledge

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Underscores that faith and willingness to listen open the door to wisdom

How to Chant श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.६७ — इदं ते नातपस्काय

Repetitions11times
Best TimeDuring reflective study of the Gita's concluding teachings

Recite this verse while reflecting on the sacredness of the Gita's wisdom. As you chant, let it inspire you to cultivate the very qualities it names — austerity, devotion, eagerness to listen and freedom from scorn — so that you become a worthy vessel for the highest knowledge. It also gently reminds the devotee to share sacred teaching with discernment and reverence.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.६७ — इदं ते नातपस्काय written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
Krishna tells Arjuna that this sacred knowledge should never be taught to one who lacks austerity, has no devotion, is unwilling to listen, or who is envious of and speaks ill of the Lord. It is to be shared only with the sincere and reverent.
The highest wisdom bears fruit only in a prepared heart. One without devotion, discipline or willingness to listen, or who scorns the Lord, cannot truly receive it and may misuse or mock it. The verse protects the sanctity and effectiveness of sacred teaching.
By implication, the worthy student is one with some austerity or self-discipline, devotion to the Lord, eagerness to listen, and freedom from envy or scorn. Cultivating these qualities makes one a fit and receptive vessel for the Gita's wisdom.
While this verse says to whom the knowledge should not be taught, the next verse (18.68) praises those who do teach it with devotion to fellow devotees, promising they will attain the Lord. Together they guide the proper, reverent transmission of the Gita.

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