A wonder no one fully knows

āścaryavatpaśyati kaścidenam āścaryavadvadati tathaiva cānyaḥāścaryavaccainamanyaḥ śṛṇoti śrutvāpyenaṃ veda na caiva kaścit

Some see it as a wonder, some speak of it as a wonder, some hear of it as one. Yet no one fully knows it.

What it means

Krishna admits something honest. The Self is a wonder. Some people glimpse it and are amazed. Some talk about it with amazement. Others hear and are amazed. Yet even after hearing, he says, no one fully knows it. This isn't a dead end. It's an invitation to keep looking.

The story

Krishna has been describing the Self for many verses. Now he pauses to say, don't worry if this feels hard to grasp. Even the wisest find it astonishing. Arjuna doesn't need to understand it all today. He needs to trust that it's real.

In your life

Imagine a scientist after a lifetime studying the brain who says, the more I learn, the more amazed I am. Keep a sense of wonder about yourself. You're more mysterious than you think.