Bhagavad Gita 2.29 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“The soul is a wonder. Many hear about it, but few really understand.”
What it means
“Some see the self as a wonder, some speak of it as a wonder, some hear of it as a wonder — and even after hearing, most people never truly understand it.”
The original Sanskrit
आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन- माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः । आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः शृणोति श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित् ॥
āścaryavatpaśyati kaścidenam āścaryavadvadati tathaiva cānyaḥ āścaryavaccainamanyaḥ śṛṇoti śrutvāpyenaṃ veda na caiva kaścit
Translations
Literal translation
Someone visualizes It as a wonder; and similarly indeed, someone else talks of It as a wonder; and someone else hears of It as a wonder. And some one else, indeed, does not realize It even after hearing about It.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
कोई इसे आश्चर्य के स मान देखता है; कोई इसके विषय में आश्चर्य के समान कहता है; और कोई अन्य पुरुष इसे आश्चर्य के समान सुनता है; और फिर कोई सुनकर भी नहीं जानता।
Swami Tejomayananda
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