CH 7, Verse 3

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Chapter 7

Verse 3

 

Manushhyaanaa.n sahasreshhu kashchid yatati siddhaye /

yatataam api siddhaanaa.n kashchin maa.n vetti

tattvatah//

 

Just one man among thousands strives for perfection,

and of those who strive and succeed, one perchance

comes to know Me in truth.

 

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA – 68

As taught by Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji

Compiled by: Swami Dattananda

Bhaktimala, March 1999

 

We might have learnt that God is Omniscient. And with

the help of a dictionary, we might have come to know

that Omniscient means all-knowing. But this knowledge,

which is derived from books, does not have the power

to enlighten our soul. When our mind, purified from

the impurities of lust, greed and hatred, communes

with the Self within, then alone we become enlightened

and then we will be able to see the Omniscient and

Omnipresent God-principle through our own intuitive

eyes. This is Vijnana or realization. But this

knowledge is very difficult to acquire and it is this

very knowledge that Sri Krishna intends to impart to

Arjuna. Let us try to benefit by the Lord’s teachings.

 

Why is this knowledge difficult to acquire? It is

because our mind is not prepared for it, as it is

given to selfish earthly pleasures. A mind that is

given to sensual enjoyments is always disturbed and

distracted and it cannot be one-pointed. As this is

the nature of ordinary human beings, it is difficult

for them to realize the divinity dwelling within them.

Therefore the Lord says:

 

"Just one man among thousands strives for perfection,

and of those who strive and succeed, one perchance

comes to know Me in truth" (Chapter 7, Verse 3).

 

It is not the intention of the Lord to discourage the

lucky few who strive to master the divine knowledge

and attain God -realization. In fact, this knowledge

of the Supreme Lord is easy of comprehension and can

be easily obtained. But human nature is prone to be

immersed in sensual enjoyments and thereby plunges in

to misery and turmoil. As such, few are the persons

who are inclined to lead a divine life and of those

who strive and succeed, one, perchance, comes to know

the Lord in full. Therefore even a whole-hearted

aspiration to know God and to put efforts to attain

Him is itself a great achievement and is really

greater than all scriptural learning.

 

 

 

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