Bhagavad Gita · Vishvarupa Darshana YogaChapter 11, Shloka 48 (11.48)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानैः
न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः
एवं रूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके
द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर
॥ 11.48 ॥
na vedayajñādhyayanairna dānaiḥ
na ca kriyābhirna tapobhirugraiḥ
evaṃ rūpaḥ śakya ahaṃ nṛloke
draṣṭuṃ tvadanyena kurupravīra
Translation
"O great hero of the Kurus, neither by study of the Vedas and sacrifices, nor by charity, nor by rituals, nor by severe austerity — can anyone in the human world other than you see me in this form."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. vedādhyayanair eva yajñādhyayanasya siddhatvāt pṛthak yajñādhyayanagrahaṇaṃ yajñavijñānopalakṣaṇārtham; na dānaiḥ tulāpuruṣādibhiḥ; na ca kriyābhiḥ agnihotrādibhiḥ śrautādibhiḥ; tapobhiḥ ugraiḥ cāndrāyaṇādibhiḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. mayi bhaktimataḥ tvattaḥ anyena aikāntikātyantikabhaktirahitena kena api puruṣeṇa kevalaiḥ vedayajñādibhiḥ draṣṭuṃ na śakyaḥ — no one who lacks single-minded and complete devotion can see me through the Vedas, sacrifices and the like alone.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.