Bhagavad Gita -Srila Prabhupada 519

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita As It Is -Shri Shrimad A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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The Universal Form
Chapter 11: Verse-53

näham vedair na tapasä na dänena na cejyayä
sakya evam-vidho drastum drstavän asi mäm yathä[1]

TRANSLATION

The form you are seeing with your transcendental eyes cannot be understood simply by studying the Vedas, nor by undergoing serious penances, nor by charity, nor by worship. It is not by these means that one can see Me as I am.


PURPORT

Krsna first appeared before His parents Devaki and Vasudeva in a four-handed form, and then He transformed Himself into the two-handed form.This mystery is very difficult to understand for those who are atheists or who are devoid of devotional service. For scholars who have simply studied Vedic literature by way of grammatical knowledge or mere academic qualifications,krsna is not possible to understand. Nor is He to be understood by persons who officially go to the temple to offer worship. They make their visit, but they cannot understand krsna as He is.krsna can be understood only through the path of devotional service, as explained by krsna Himself in the next verse.


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References

  1. na=never; aham=I; vedaih=by study of the Vedas; na=never; tapasä=by serious penances; na=never; dänena=by charity; na=never; ca=also; ijyayä=by worship; sakyah=it is possible; evam-vidhah=like this; drastum=to see; drstavän=seeing; asi=you are; mäm=Me; yathä=as.

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