Ramanuja's Gita Bhashyam - Chapter 2 - sloka 29

The entire content of this mail is an abstract from Swami Adidevananda's translation of  Ramanuja's Gita Bhashya, published by Ramakrishna Mission.

Atman Transcends Mind & Speech - 29-30

1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 2 - Samkhya Yoga - Sloka 29

Ashcharya vat pashyati kaschit enam ashcharya vat vadati tatha eva cha anyah I

Ashcharya vachainam anyah shrunoti shrutva api enam veda nachaiva kaschit II   Sloka 29

आश्चर्य  वत पश्यति कश्चित् एनं आश्चर्य वत वदति तथा एवच अन्यः ।

आश्चर्य वचैनं अन्यः शृणोति श्रुत्वा अपि एनं वेद नचैव कश्चित् ।। श्लोक २९                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

One looks upon 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.

Among innumerable beings, someone, who by great austerity has got rid of sins and has increased his merits, realises this self; the self that possesses the above ment

ioned nature, and  is wonderful and distinct in kind  from all things other than itself. Such a person speaks of this self to another. Thus some one hears of it. And even after hearing of it, no one knows exactly that it really exists. The term "ca" (and) implies that even amongst the seers, speakers and hearers , one with an  authentic perception, speech and hearing is a rarity.