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BG 11.53 — 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). | Live Gita
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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||


।।11.53।। न वेदों से, न तप से, न दान से और न यज्ञ से ही मैं इस प्रकार देखा जा सकता हूँ, जैसा कि तुमने मुझे देखा है।।

Word-by-word meanings

11.53 न not? अहम् I? वेदैः by the Vedas? न not? तपसा by austerity? न not? दानेन by gift? न not? च and? इज्यया by sacrifice? शक्यः (am) possible? एवंविधः like this? द्रष्टुम् to be seen? दृष्टवानसि (thou) hast seen? माम् Me? यथा as.Commentary This Cosmic Form which thou hast seen so easily cannot be obtained either by the study of the Vedas and the six modes of philosophy? nor by the practice of manifold austerities (penances)? nor by charity? nor by sacrifices of various kinds.Arjuna was indeed

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।11.53।।किस लिये --, जिस प्रकार मुझे तूने देखा है ऐसे पहले दिखलाये हुए रूपवाला मैं न तो ऋक्? यजु? साम और अथर्व आदि चारों वेदोंसे? न चान्द्रायण आदि उग्र तपोंसे? न गौ? भूमि तथा सुवर्ण आदिके दानसे और न यजनसे ही देखा जा सकता हूँ अर्थात् यज्ञ या पूजासे भी मैं ( इस प्रकार ) नहीं देखा जा सकता।

Swami Gambirananda

11.53 Not through the Vedas, not by austerity, not by gifts, nor even by sacrifice can I be seen in this form as you have seen Me.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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