### CC Adi 3.21

> আপনে না কৈলে ধর্ম শিখান না যায় ।\
> এই ত’ সিদ্ধান্ত গীতা-ভাগবতে গায় ॥২১॥

> āpane nā kaile dharma śikhāna nā yāya\
> ei ta' siddhānta gītā-bhāgavate gāya

*āpane*—personally; *nā kaile*—if not practiced; *dharma*—religion; *śikhāna*—the teaching; *nā yāya*—does not advance; *ei*—this; *ta'*—certainly; *siddhānta*—conclusion; *gītā*—in *Bhagavad-gītā*; *bhāgavate*—in *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam*; *gāya*—they sing.

**"Unless one practices devotional service himself, he cannot teach it to others. This conclusion is indeed confirmed throughout the Gītā and Bhāgavatam.**