Many there are who do not even hear of Atman; though hearing of Him, many do not comprehend. Wonderful is the expounder and rare the hearer; rare indeed is the experiencer of Atman taught by an able preceptor.
śravaṇāyāpi bahubhiryo na labhyaḥ śṛṇvanto’pi bahavo yaṃ na vidyuḥ | āścaryo vaktā kuśalo’sya labdhā āścaryo jñātā kuśalānuśiṣṭaḥ ||7||
even by hearing
(high)by many
(high)not attainable
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