Verse 7.3

Verse 7.3: “Hardly one amongst thousands of men strives to achieve the goal; and amongst the (few) seekers that strive (for it), hardly one in reality gains the knowledge of Me as I am. (10)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

Hardly one amongst thousands has any keen desire for, or passion for such Supreme Knowledge, and amongst thousands that have such a liking, only a few are met with who really attain full Knowledge. An army is made up of recruits in lakhs, each one being searched for and selected on the score of valour and courage, from the entire community. Out of these lakhs of recruits that make up the army, only (some) one sits on the throne of the Goddess of Victory, in the midst of clanging of swords and flying of small bits of cut-flesh on the battle-field. In that way, crores of people plunge themselves in the great flood of the desire for knowledge of the Supreme Brahman; yet hardly anyone succeeds in crossing over the ocean of existence to the other shore. Therefore, it is not such an ordinary thing. It is a very deep and difficult thing for preaching, but I shall try to teach it to you and you simply hear it.