श्रवणायापि बहुभिर्यो न लभ्यः शृण्वन्तोऽपि बहवो यं न विद्युः । आश्चर्यो वक्ता कुशलोऽस्य लब्धा आश्चर्यो ज्ञाता कुशलानुशिष्टः ॥
śravaṇāyāpi bahubhiryo na labhyaḥ śṛṇvanto'pi bahavo yaṃ na vidyuḥ | āścaryo vaktā kuśalo'sya labdhā āścaryo jñātā kuśalānuśiṣṭaḥ ||
Many do not even get to hear of him; many, though they hear, do not know him. Wonderful is the one who can speak of him, and skilled the one who attains him; wonderful is the one who knows him, taught by one who is skilled.
बहुतों को तो उसके बारे में सुनने को भी नहीं मिलता; बहुत-से सुनकर भी उसे नहीं जान पाते। उसका वक्ता अद्भुत है, उसे पाने वाला कुशल है, और कुशल गुरु से सीखकर उसे जानने वाला भी अद्भुत है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Real understanding of who we are is rare; hearing about it is not the same as knowing it. Finding a capable teacher and truly taking in what they teach are both rare gifts.
हम कौन हैं, इसकी सच्ची समझ दुर्लभ है; उसके बारे में सुन लेना उसे जान लेना नहीं है। योग्य गुरु मिलना और जो वे सिखाएँ उसे सच में आत्मसात करना, दोनों दुर्लभ हैं।
Yama on the rarity of this teaching: many never even hear of the Self, many who hear do not understand; the one who speaks of it, the one who attains it, and the one who knows it from a skilled teacher are all wonders.