Chapter 11 · The Universal Form

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 11.53

श्रीभगवानुवाच सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिण: नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha su-durdarśham idaṁ rūpaṁ dṛiṣhṭavān asi yan mama devā apy asya rūpasya nityaṁ darśhana-kāṅkṣhiṇaḥ nāhaṁ vedair na tapasā na dānena na chejyayā śhakya evaṁ-vidho draṣhṭuṁ dṛiṣhṭavān asi māṁ yathā

Recitation · Text 11.53
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (30 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Not by the Vedas, nor by austerity, nor by charity, nor by sacrifice can I be seen as you have seen Me. The list from 11.48 is repeated, which makes the point twice: none of the machinery was what did it.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The list is repeated, making the point twice: no method did this.