Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2: The Path of Understanding
Bhagavad Gita 2.29
आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन-
माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः ।
आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः शृणोति
श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित् ॥
āścaryavatpaśyati kaścidena- māścaryavadvadati tathaiva cānyaḥ | āścaryavaccainamanyaḥ śṛṇoti śrutvāpyenaṃ veda na caiva kaścit ||
One person sees it as a wonder, another speaks of it as a wonder, and another hears of it as a wonder; yet even after hearing, no one truly knows it.
Modern context
After all his explanation Krishna admits that the self remains a wonder: to the one who glimpses it, the one who speaks of it, and the one who hears. And many who hear still do not understand. The verse is a reminder that hearing about a truth and knowing it are different, and that being puzzled by the deepest things is the normal human condition, not a personal failing.