Chapter 7 - Verse 3

मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये ।
यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ॥ ३ ॥

manuṣyāṇāṃ sahasreṣu kaścidyatati siddhaye .
yatatāmapi siddhānāṃ kaścinmāṃ vetti tattvataḥ .. 3 ..


Among thousands of men, one perchance strives for perfection; even among those who strive and are perfect, only one perchance knows me in truth.
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Perfect : they are indeed perfect who strive for moksha.

Evolution of the Universe out of Divine Prakriti.

Having prepared the hearer for the teaching by inducing in him a taste for it, the Lord proceeds thus: