idam te natapaskaya nabhaktaya kadacana na casusrusave vacyam na ca mam yo 'bhyasuyati
This teaching should never be spoken to one who is without austerity, without devotion, without the desire to hear, or who speaks ill of Krishna. The Gita's supreme knowledge is to be shared only with those who are genuinely receptive and sincere.
- •Sacred knowledge must be protected from those who are not prepared or sincere
- •Austerity, devotion, receptivity, and reverence are prerequisites for receiving this teaching
- •Indiscriminate sharing of the highest wisdom can lead to its desecration