Bhagavad Gita 11.53 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Books and rituals can’t show it.”
What it means
“Not through scripture, discipline, charity or ritual can I be seen as you have seen me.”
The original Sanskrit
नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया । शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा ॥
nāhaṃ vedairna tapasā na dānena na cejyayā śakya evaṃvidho draṣṭuṃ dṛṣṭavānasi māṃ yathā
Translations
Literal translation
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.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
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।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 11.54“But through wholehearted love, Arjuna, I can be known like this, seen as I truly am, and entered into.”