Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.29.30
नैतत्त्वया दाम्भिकाय नास्तिकाय शठाय च ।
अशुश्रूषोरभक्ताय दुर्विनीताय दीयताम् ॥ ३० ॥
naitat tvayā dāmbhikāya
[naitat tvayaa daambhikaaya]
nāstikāya śaṭhāya ca
[naastikaaya shathaaya cha]
aśuśrūṣor abhaktāya
[ashushrooshor abhaktaaya]
durvinītāya dīyatām
[durvineetaaya deeyataam]
Word-for-word
na
—
not
etat
—
this
tvayā
—
by you
dāmbhikāya
—
to a hypocrite
nāstikāya
—
to an atheist
śaṭhāya
—
to a cheat
ca
—
and
aśuśrūṣoḥ
—
to one who does not listen with faith
abhaktāya
—
to a nondevotee
durvinītāya
—
to one who is not humbly submissive
dīyatām
—
should be given.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
naitat tvayā dāmbhikāya
na
not
etat
this
tvayā
by you
dāmbhikāya
to a hypocrite
nāstikāya śaṭhāya ca
nāstikāya
to an atheist
śaṭhāya
to a cheat
ca
and
aśuśrūṣor abhaktāya
aśuśrūṣoḥ
to one who does not listen with faith
abhaktāya
to a nondevotee
durvinītāya dīyatām
durvinītāya
to one who is not humbly submissive
dīyatām
should be given.
You should not share this instruction with anyone who is hypocritical, atheistic or dishonest, or with anyone who will not listen faithfully, who is not a devotee, or who is simply not humble.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
You should not share this instruction with anyone who is hypocritical, atheistic or dishonest, or with anyone who hears without faith, who is not a devotee, or who is not humble.
Aśuśrūṣoḥ means “to one who hears without faith.”
Personal Guidance
Don't share this with hypocrites, atheists, dishonest, faithless listeners, non-devotees, or the not-humble. Real teaching is reserved for the receptive.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I waste teaching on the unprepared, or withhold it from the prepared?
- How does discrimination serve here?
My note
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