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Bhagavad Gita 11.53
Chapter 11 progress: 53 / 55
Sanskrit
नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया।
शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा
शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा
Transliteration
nāhaṁ vedair na tapasā na dānena na chejyayā
śhakya evaṁ-vidho draṣhṭuṁ dṛiṣhṭavān asi māṁ yathā
śhakya evaṁ-vidho draṣhṭuṁ dṛiṣhṭavān asi māṁ yathā
Synonyms
bhaktyā: by devotional service;
tu: but;
ananyayā: without being mixed with fruitive activities or speculative knowledge;
śakyaḥ: possible;
aham: I;
evam: vidhaḥ — like this;
arjuna: O Arjuna;
jñātum: to know;
draṣṭum: to see;
ca: and;
tattvena: in fact;
praveṣṭum: to enter into;
ca: also;
param: tapa — O subduer of the enemy .;
English Meaning
My dear Arjuna, only by undivided devotional service can I be understood as I am, standing before you, and can thus be seen directly. Only in this way can you enter into the mysteries of My understanding.
Life Theme
Perspective and Humility
Life Application
Realizing how small our ego is when we see the bigger picture of life.