न वै नूनं भगवन्तस्त एतदवेदिषुः । यद्ध्येतदवेदिष्यन्कथं मे नावक्ष्यन् । इति भगवांस्त्वेव मे ब्रवीत्विति । तथा सोम्येति होवाच ॥
na vai nūnaṃ bhagavantasta etadavediṣuḥ | yaddhyetadavediṣyankathaṃ me nāvakṣyan | iti bhagavāṃstveva me bravītviti | tathā somyeti hovāca ||
"Surely my revered teachers did not know this; for if they had known it, why would they not have told me? So you, sir, please tell it to me." "Very well, my dear," he said.
"निश्चय ही मेरे पूज्य गुरु यह नहीं जानते थे; यदि जानते, तो मुझे क्यों न बताते? इसलिए पूज्य पिताजी, आप ही मुझे बताइए।" उन्होंने कहा, "ठीक है, बेटा।"
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The proud student becomes a learner again the moment he admits a gap and asks. Asking is where real learning restarts.
जिस क्षण घमंडी विद्यार्थी अपनी कमी मानकर पूछता है, वह फिर से सीखने वाला बन जाता है। सच्ची पढ़ाई वहीं से फिर शुरू होती है, जहाँ हम पूछते हैं।
Chandogya 6.1.7: Śvetaketu admits his teachers did not teach him this and asks his father to explain; the father agrees.