Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 39

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-2 Sankhya Yogaḥ

āścaryavat paśyati kaścid enam āścaryavad vadati tathaiva cānyaḥ | āścaryavac cainam anyaḥ śṛṇoti śātvāpy-enaṁ veda na caiva kaścit || 29 || 29. One regards this Self as a wonder, likewise another speaks of it as a wonder; still another hears of it as a wonder; and even after hearing of it, one knows it not. Commentary Among the innumerable beings of the universe, someone, who by deep meditation has removed the effect of error (karma)and tendencies to act in particular ways. These actions produce karma in the form of pleasure or pain which again produce reactions which result in the strengthening of already existing saṁskāras (subliminal activators) or the creation of new ones. Meditation with a focussed mind has the capacity to destroy one’s saṁskāras and thus leads to a purification of mind and liberation from the effects of karma. and has accumulated great merit, may realise this Self which is wonderful and distinct in kind from every other existing thing. Such a person tells someone else about it. Thus, another person hears of it, and even after hearing of it, no one knows it exactly as it really is. The term 'ca' (and) implies that even amongst the sages, the preceptors and students, one with authentic realisation, authentic teaching and authentic hearing, is a rarity.