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मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये।

यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।।7.3।।

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Ramanuja

।।7.3।।मनुष्याः शास्त्राधिकारयोग्याः तेषां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद् एव सिद्धिपर्यन्तं यतते। सिद्धिपर्यन्तं यतमानानां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद् एव मां विदित्वा मत्तः सिद्धये यतते। मद्विदां सहस्रेषु तत्त्वतो यथावत्स्थितं मां वेत्ति न कश्चिद् इति अभिप्रायः।स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः (गीता 7।19)मां तु वेद न कश्चन (गीता 7।26) इति हि वक्ष्यते।

Hindi Translation By Swami Ramsukhdas

।।7.3।। हजारों मनुष्योंमें कोई एक वास्तविक सिद्धिके लिये यत्न करता है और उन यत्न करनेवाले सिद्धोंमें कोई एक ही मुझे तत्त्वसे जानता है।

English Translation By Swami Adidevananda

7.3 Among thousands of men, some one strives for perfection; even among those who strive for perfection, some one only knows Me; and among those who know Me, some one only knows Me in reality.

English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Adidevananda

7.3 'Men', i.e., those who are alified for observing the ?nds of the Sastras - among thousands of such men, only some one strives till the attainment of perfection. Among thousands who strive till the attainment of perfection, some one only, understanding Me, strives to attain success through Me (i.e., through My grace). Among thousands of those who might know Me, some one only knows Me in reality, as I am. In other words, there is no one who is capable of knowing Me as I am, i.e., as distinguished from all other entities, as implied in the expression Vijnana. Sri Krsna will declare later on: 'It is very hard to find such a great-souled person' (7.19), and 'But no one knows Me' (7.26).

English Translation By Swami Gambirananda

7.3 Among thousands of men a rare one endeavours for perfection. Even of the perfected ones who are diligent, one perchance knows Me in truth.