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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
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नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया |
शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा ||११-५३||
nāhaṃ vedairna tapasā na dānena na cejyayā . śakya evaṃvidho draṣṭuṃ dṛṣṭavānasi māṃ yathā ||11-53||
Neither by the Vedas nor by austerity, nor by gift, nor by sacrifice can I be seen in this form as thou hast seen Me (so easily).
In simple words
Krishna repeats: "Not through the scriptures, not through self-denial, not through charity, not through rituals — none of these can reveal this form of Mine."
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