Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 18
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
जो भक्त हो, श्रद्धालु और आस्तिक हो, उसीको इसका उपदेश देना चाहिये। अश्रद्धालु, नास्तिक और अजितात्मा पुरुषको इसका उपदेश नहीं देना चाहिये ।।
yo bhakto bhavati śraddhāluś cāstikaś ca tasmai evāsya upadeśaḥ kartavyaḥ | aśraddadhānāya nāstikāya ajitātmanē ca puruṣāya nāsya upadeśaḥ kartavyaḥ || yaś cābhyasūyate devaṁ kāraṇātmānam īśvaram | sa kṛṣṇa narakaṁ yāti saha pūrvaiḥ sahātmajaiḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vāyu: “Ang aral na ito ay dapat ibigay lamang sa taong may debosyon, may pananampalataya, at naniniwala. Hindi ito dapat ituro sa walang pananampalataya, sa tumatanggi sa banal, o sa hindi pa nagwawagi sa sarili. At, O Kṛṣṇa, sinumang tumingin nang may inggit at paghahanap ng kapintasan sa banal na Panginoon—si Mahādeva, ang sanhi at saligan ng daigdig—ay mahuhulog sa impiyerno, kasama ang kanyang mga ninuno at ang sarili niyang mga supling.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred instruction should be offered only to qualified recipients—devoted, faithful, and dharma-affirming people. Fault-finding envy toward the supreme divine cause (here identified with Mahādeva) is condemned as a grave offense with severe karmic consequences.
Vāyudeva addresses Kṛṣṇa, laying down a rule of eligibility for transmitting a religious teaching and warning against disparaging the Lord who is the causal ground of the universe, stating that such hostility leads to downfall affecting one’s lineage.