Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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Do Not Unfold the Secret Gospel to those who are Undeserving

 

In Gita 18:67, Lord Krishna forbids Arjuna, to unfold the supreme

secret gospel of all the other secrets, to those who are undeserving.

 

" idam te naatapaskaaya naabhaktaaya kadaacana

na caasusrusave vaacyam na ca maam yo'bhyasuyati. " (Gita 18:67)

 

This is never to be mentioned by you, to anyone who performs no

austerities, or has no devotion, nor who is unwilling to hear, or

hwho finds fault with Me. " (Gita 18:67)

 

Here the term " idam " (this) stands for the supreme secret " abandoning

all duties, take refuge in Me alone " unfolded in the preceding

verse.

 

Let us discuss just the first point about " austerities " . While

performing one's duty, whatever unfavorable situations and

circumstances that naturally come up, one must happily bear them.

This is austerity (tapa). The inner faculties are not purified

without austerity, and without purity, one cannot hold on to or

accept good points. Therefore Bhagwaan (God) declares, that this

supreme secret of all secrets, should not be revealed to a person

who is devoid of austerities. Also one who is intolerant is

considered devoid of austerities. The tolerance is of four kinds:

 

1) Tolerance in pairs of opposities, such as attachment (likes) and

aversion (dislikes), pleasure and pain, honour and dishonour, praise

and blame etc. Men of virtuous deeds are free from delusion, in the

shape of pairs of opposites (Gita 7:28); " The undeluded ones, are

free from pairs of opposites such as pleasure and pain " (Gita

15:5).

 

2) Tolerance of impulses i.e. resists impulses of lust, anger, greed

and aversion etc. (Gita 5:23)

 

3) Tolerance of religions (doctrines) of others - On listening to

glories of other religions or doctrines, he does not doubt teachings

of his own religion, nor does he criticize and condemn, the

doctrines of others. He realizes, that the discipline of

renunciation and of action are one (Gita 5:5)

 

4) Tolerance in the progress of others - Even though he is lacking

in capability, rights, position, sacrifice, austerity, etc, then

too, on hearing the praise of other's capabilities, rights, etc, he

is neither jealous, nor envious of them, rather there is no changes

in him. (Gita 4:33, Gita 12:15).

 

A perfected soul, possesses these four kinds of tolerance. One who

aims at these four, is austere (tapasvi), while he whose aim is not

these, is not austere.

 

This most profound secret, should not be unfolded to one who is not

austere, because he will not believe it, he will find faults with

it, he will be unable to bear these words and thus have a downfall.

 

Secondly, a man whose aim is not to purify his propensities, conduct

etc., may think after listening to Gita 18:66 (Lord will liberate

him from all sins), that why should he worry? Worries and grieving

will be done by God. By thinking so, he may indulge in evil and may

have a fall. Thus this most profound secret will be misused.

Therefore Bhagwaan directs Arjuna, not to impart this secret gospel

to one who is devoid of austerities.