Shloka 53
नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया । शकक््य एवंविधो द्रष्ठुं दृष्टटानसि मां यथा,जिस प्रकार तुमने मुझको देखा है--इस प्रकार चतुर्भुजरूपवाला मैं न वेदोंसे, न तपसे, न दानसे और न यज्ञसे ही देखा जा सकता हूँ:
arjuna uvāca | nāhaṃ vedair na tapasā na dānena na cejyayā | śakya evaṃvidho draṣṭuṃ dṛṣṭavān asi māṃ yathā ||
The Blessed Lord said: “Not by the Vedas, nor by austerity, nor by gifts, nor even by sacrificial worship can I be seen in this very form as you have seen Me.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Arjuna acknowledges that the Lord’s extraordinary form cannot be attained merely through scriptural learning, austerity, charity, or sacrificial rites; such a vision depends on divine favor and a deeper devotional relationship beyond external religious achievements.
In the Bhīṣma Parva’s Bhagavadgītā context, Arjuna responds to Krishna’s revelation of a special divine form, expressing wonder and recognizing that this direct vision is rare and not obtainable by conventional religious practices alone.