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Chapter 11 · Verse 53 · Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 11.53

surrendering Bhakti & Devotion Moksha & Liberation Self & Identity

Sanskrit

नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया। शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा।।11.53।।

Transliteration

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

Word by Word

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
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the ultimate truth: no amount of scriptural study, austerity, charity, or ritual worship can unveil His divine form—only by His grace does the veil lift. This is the paradox that shatters all spiritual ego: you cannot earn what is already yours to receive.

In our striving age, this verse invites us to release the grip of self-improvement and surrender to the living presence that moves through us already.

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Bhagavad Gita 11.53 — BG 11.53

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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