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Not by Vedas

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on not by Vedas. Explore teachings across 1 chapter.

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Chapter 11 • Verse 48 →The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form

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

O best of the Kurus, not through study of the Vedas, sacrifice, charity, ritual acts, or severe austerities can I be seen in this form in the world of men — except by you.

•The cosmic vision cannot be gained by ritual or learning alone
•Devotion opens what scholarship and austerity cannot
•Arjuna's vision is a unique spiritual privilege

not by sacrifice devotion surpasses all unique privilege cosmic form

Chapter 11 • Verse 53 →The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form

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

This form of Mine cannot be seen through the Vedas, nor through austerity, charity, or sacrifice. Yet you have seen Me as I am.

•Devotion achieves what no other path can
•The direct vision of God is beyond all external means
•Love alone pierces the veil of the divine

not by austerity devotion alone direct vision surpassing all paths