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Chapter 7 · Verse 3 · Gyaan Vigyana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 7.3

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Sanskrit

मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्िचद्यतति सिद्धये। यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्िचन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।।7.3।।

Transliteration

manuṣhyāṇāṁ sahasreṣhu kaśhchid yatati siddhaye yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaśhchin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ

In plain words

You may be measuring yourself against everyone around you, wondering why you haven't figured out your path, your purpose, your calling—why you're not 'enough' yet. Krishna says: the seeking itself is rare and sacred; only a handful among thousands even turn toward truth with genuine longing, and even fewer stop demanding proof and simply surrender to love. Your not-knowing, your honest search, your willingness to be changed—that is already the finding.

Word by Word

manuṣhyāṇām of men
sahasreṣhu out of many thousands
kaśhchit someone
yatati strives
siddhaye for perfection
yatatām of those who strive
api even
siddhānām of those who have achieved perfection
kaśhchit someone
mām me
vetti knows
tattvataḥ in truth
Simplified Perspective

Out of thousands who walk the earth, only one truly seeks perfection—and even among the perfected, only one knows Krishna in his deepest reality. This verse shatters the illusion that spiritual realization comes through mere effort or achievement; it reveals that knowing the Divine requires grace working through sincere seeking.

When you stop measuring your progress and simply surrender your striving to love itself, you become the rare one who touches the truth.

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Bhagavad Gita 7.3 — BG 7.3

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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