Bhagavad Gita 11.54 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Only love can. Through love, I can be seen and known.” — love is the doorway.
What it means
“But through wholehearted love, Arjuna, I can be known like this, seen as I truly am, and entered into.”
The original Sanskrit
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन । ज्ञातुं द्रष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परन्तप ॥
bhaktyā tvananyayā śakya ahamevaṃvidho.arjuna jñātuṃ draṣṭuṃ ca tattvena praveṣṭuṃ ca parantapa
Translations
Literal translation
But, O Arjuna, by single-minded devotion am I-in this form-able to be known and seen in reality, and also be entered into, O destroyer of foes.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
परन्तु हे परन्तप अर्जुन! अनन्य भक्ति के द्वारा मैं तत्त्वत: 'जानने', 'देखने' और 'प्रवेश' क रने के लिए (एकी भाव से प्राप्त होने के लिए) भी, शक्य हूँ!।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 11.55“Whoever works for me, makes me their goal, loves me, lets go of attachment and holds no hatred for any being — comes to me.”