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Chapter 11
Link:—The Lard, clarifies the same point, which has already been described, in the preceding verse.
naham vedairna tapasa na danena na cejyaya sakya
evathvidho drastum drstavanasi mam yatha
Neither by the study of Vedas, nor by penance, nor charity, or ritual could I be viewed in this form, as you have. 53
Comment:-
Drstavanasi mam yatha:- The Lord, says to Arjuna, that he has seen His four-armed divine form, only by His grace. He
seeks to convey that a devotee, can have His vision, only by His grace, not by any other qualification.
Naham vedairna tapasa na danena na cejyaya sakya evariraidho drastum:- A man can buy an article for a hundred rupees, only if its cost to the shopkeeper is less than a hundred rupees. Similarly, if the Lord can be bought by means of Vedas, or penance or charity or ritual, it means that He is cheaper than these - meritorious deeds. But, actually it is not so, all these meritorious acts, cannot equal the Lord, in cost. He is far superior, to all merit and deed. How can, He be bought by a human being, or an object resting in a negligible fragment of the universe, created by Him? He can be attained, only by His grace. The Lord showers His grace, on a person, when he, renouncing his pride of his possessions and resources, surrenders himself to Him. In that case, the Lord reveals Himself immediately. Till a man attaches importance to material things, ability, power and understanding etc., and relies upon these, the Lord remains, afar in spite of, being the nearest.
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