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Chapter 11
Link:- In the next verse, the Lord explains, that besides His grace, there is no other means, to have a vision of His cosmic form.
na vedayajnadhyayanairna danairna ca kriyabhirna tapobhirugraih
evamrupah sakya aham nrloke drastum tvadanyena kurupravira
Arjuna, in this mortal world, I could not be seen in this form, by anyone, other than you, either through the study of the Vedas, or of rituals, or by gifts, sacrifices or austere penances. 48
Comment:-
Kurupravira:- The Lord, addresses Arjuna as 'Kutupravira' (great hero of the Kurus), because among all the Kum, he was the noblest, as it was only he, who was curious to listen to the gospel of the Gita, to have a vision of His cosmic form and to know Him, in reality. One who wants to see Him, and to know Him is noble.
Na vedayajnadhyayanairna danairna ea kriyabhirna tapohhirugraib:- The study of the Vedas, the performance of sacrifice with due ceremony, enjoined by the scriptures, offering charity, observing fasts, undergoing severe bodily and mental suffering as austere penances, etc., cannot enable a man, to behold the Lord's cosmic form, because all of these have a beginning and an end. Thus, their fruit is also perishable. How then, can they enable a man, to behold the Lord's cosmic form, which is infinite, imperishable, eternal and divine? The eternal form can be beheld, only by His grace, because His grace is also eternal.
In the Gita mere is a general description of sacrifice, charity and penance. In the twenty-eighth verse of the eighth chapter and in the fifty-third verse of this chapter, there is description of the study of the Vedas, performance of sacrifice, offering charities and undergoing penance. In addition, to these four, in this verse, mere is description of actions also. In the twenty-eighth verse of the eighth chapter, there is the use of seventh inflexion and plural number, in other cases, generally there is the use of first inflexion and plural number, while in this verse, there is use of third inflexion and plural number, which means, that the practice of each of the above-mentioned methods or even all the means together made time and again cannot be conducive, to the vision of the Lord's cosmic form. The reason is, that the vision of His cosmic form, is not the fruit of any action.
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