Shloka 3
Rāja-Vidyā Rāja-Guhya Yoga (राजविद्या राजगुह्य योग) — The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret
मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद् यतति सिद्धये । यततामपि सिद्धानां वल्िन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्तत:
manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye | yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaścin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ ||
Unter Tausenden von Menschen ringt kaum einer nach Vollendung (Siddhi). Und selbst unter den Ringenden, die Vollendung erlangen, erkennt kaum ein seltener Mich in Wahrheit, wie Ich bin.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True knowledge of the Supreme is exceedingly rare: many live without striving, fewer pursue spiritual perfection, and rarer still are those who know the Divine in truth (tattvataḥ), beyond partial or mistaken notions.
In the Gītā’s battlefield dialogue, the speaker emphasizes to Arjuna the rarity of genuine realization, setting a high standard for discernment and inner discipline amid the moral crisis of war.