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Chapter 18 · Verse 67 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 18.67

devotional Bhakti & Devotion Jnana & Wisdom Attachment & Letting Go

Sanskrit

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

Transliteration

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

Word by Word

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

Krishna closes his great teaching not with universality, but with sacred selectivity—this wisdom is a lamp that illuminates only those hearts prepared to receive it. The Gita's deepest truths demand more than intellectual curiosity; they require the surrender of austerity, the warmth of devotion, the humility to listen without judgment, and freedom from the poison of envy.

In our age of information abundance, this verse reminds us that spiritual truth cannot be obtained through passive consumption or competitive comparison—it flowers only in soil tilled by sincere practice, open-hearted listening, and genuine reverence for the teaching itself.

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Bhagavad Gita 18.67 — BG 18.67

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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