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 ||
Parmi des milliers d’hommes, à peine quelqu’un s’efforce d’atteindre la perfection. Et même parmi ceux qui s’efforcent et l’atteignent, à peine quelqu’un Me connaît en vérité, tel que Je suis.
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.