Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 11

Bhagavad Gita 11.48

न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानै र्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः। एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर॥

na veda-yajñādhyayanair na dānair na cha kriyābhir na tapobhir ugraiḥ evaṁ-rūpaḥ śhakya ahaṁ nṛi-loke draṣhṭuṁ tvad anyena kuru-pravīra

Translation

Nor sacrifice, nor Vedas, alms, nor works, Nor sharp austerity, nor study deep, Can win the vision of this Form for man, Foremost of Kurus, thou alone hast seen.

What it means

Not by Vedas, sacrifice, gifts, rituals, or fierce austerity can this form be seen by any human, O foremost of Kurus, other than you. No technique purchases this vision. Grace is the only explanation offered.

Try this today

The exclusive list: no purchasable or performable path leads to this vision - it is gift alone.

Something to reflect on

What have I tried to purchase that only arrives as gift?

Read it in Yathora
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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.