मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वत:
manuṣhyāṇāṁ sahasreṣhu kaśhchid yatati siddhaye yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaśhchin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ
Recitation · Text 7.3
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
A sobering count, given without softening. Among thousands of men, scarcely one strives for perfection; and among those who strive and succeed, scarcely one knows Me in truth. The verse does not use this to discourage — it uses it to explain why the teaching must be given carefully.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The rarity is stated plainly, to explain the care — not to discourage.