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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 53

The Universal Form

नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया। शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा

nāhaṁ vedair na tapasā na dānena na chejyayā śhakya evaṁ-vidho draṣhṭuṁ dṛiṣhṭavān asi māṁ yathā

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.53 mean?

It is not possible to see Me as you have done through studying the scriptures, performing austerities, giving gifts, or making sacrifices.

Word-by-word meaning

na—never · aham—I · vedaiḥ—by study of the Vedas · na—never · tapasā—by serious penances · na—never · dānena—by charity · na—never · cha—also · ijyayā—by worship · śhakyaḥ—it is possible · evam-vidhaḥ—like this · draṣhṭum—to see · dṛiṣhṭavān—seeing · asi—you are · mām—me · yathā—as

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