Bhagavad Gita 7.3 meaningSeeing the divine in everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Very few people truly look for God. Even fewer truly find me.”
What it means
“Out of thousands of people, hardly one strives for perfection. And of those who strive, hardly one truly knows me.”
The original Sanskrit
मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये । यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ॥
manuṣyāṇāṃ sahasreṣu kaścidyatati siddhaye yatatāmapi siddhānāṃ kaścinmāṃ vetti tattvataḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Among thousands of men a rare one endeavours for perfection. Even of the perfected ones who are diligent, one perchance knows Me in truth.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
सहस्रों मनुष्यों में कोई ही मनुष्य पूर्णत्व की सिद्धि के लिए प्रयत्न करता है और उन प्रयत्नशील साधकों में भी कोई ही पुरुष मुझे तत्त्व से जानता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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