Chapter 11 Verse 53 of 54

• nāhaḿ vedair na tapasā
• na dānena na cejyayā
• śakya evaḿ-vidho draṣṭuḿ
• dṛṣṭavān asi māḿ yathā

Translation

The form you are seeing with your transcendental eyes cannot be understood simply by studying the Vedas, nor by undergoing serious penances, nor by charity, nor by worship. It is not by these means that one can see Me as I am.

Synonyms

• na

  never

• aham

  I

• vedaiḥ

  by study of the Vedas

• na

  never

• tapasā

  by serious penances

• na

  never

• dānena

  by charity

• na

  never

• ca

  also

• ijyayā

  by worship

• śakyaḥ

  it is possible

• vidhaḥ

  like this

• draṣṭum

  to see

• dṛṣṭavān

  seeing

• asi

  you are

• mām

  Me

• yathā

  as.

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