SB 11.29.30

SB 11.29.30

Devanagari

नैतत्त्वया दाम्भिकाय नास्तिकाय शठाय च ।
अशुश्रूषोरभक्ताय दुर्विनीताय दीयताम् ॥ ३० ॥

Verse text

naitat tvayā dāmbhikāya
nāstikāya śaṭhāya ca
aśuśrūṣor abhaktāya
durvinītāya dīyatām

Synonyms

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.

Translation

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

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.”