Bhagavad Gita 11.48 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“No study or ritual can show this — only love.”
What it means
“Not by studying scriptures, performing rituals, giving gifts, doing ceremonies or practising harsh discipline can anyone in the human world see me like this — only you, Arjuna.”
The original Sanskrit
न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानैर्- न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः । एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर ॥
na vedayajñādhyayanairna dānaira- na ca kriyābhirna tapobhirugraiḥ evaṃrūpaḥ śakya ahaṃ nṛloke draṣṭuṃ tvadanyena kurupravīra
Translations
Literal translation
Not by the study of the Vedas and sacrifices, not by gifts, not even by rituals, not by severe austerities can I, in this form, be perceived in the human world by anyone other than you, O most valiant among the Kurus.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे कुरुप्रवीर! त ुम्हारे अतिरिक्त इस मनुष्य लोक में किसी अन्य के द्वारा मैं इस रूप में, न वेदाध्ययन और न यज्ञ, न दान और न (धार्मिक) क्रियायों के द्वारा और न उग्र तपों के द्वारा ही देखा जा सकता हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 11.49“Don't be afraid or confused by seeing my terrifying form. Free from fear and with a glad heart, look again at my familiar form.”