Sanskrit · Devanagari
न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानैर्- न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः। एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
na vedayajñādhyayanairna dānaira- na ca kriyābhirna tapobhirugraiḥ evaṃrūpaḥ śakya ahaṃ nṛloke draṣṭuṃ tvadanyena kurupravīra
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882and which has not been seen before by any one else but you O you hero among the Kauravas! I cannot be seen in this form by any one but you, (even) by (the help of) the study of the Vedas or of sacrifices nor by gifts nor by actions nor by fierce penances.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।11.48।। --,न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैः चतुर्णामपि वेदानाम् अध्ययनैः यथावत् यज्ञाध्ययनैश्च -- वेदाध्ययनैरेव यज्ञाध्ययनस्य सिद्धत्वात् पृथक् यज्ञाध्ययनग्रहणं यज्ञविज्ञानोपलक्षणार्थम् -- तथा न दानैः तुलापुरुषादिभिः? न च क्रियाभिः अग्निहोत्रादिभिः श्रौतादिभिः? न अपि तपोभिः उग्रैः चान्द्रायणादिभिः उग्रैः घोरैः? एवंरूपः यथादर्शितं विश्वरूपं यस्य सोऽहम् एवंरूपः न शक्यः अहं नृलोके मनुष्यलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन त्वत्तः अन्येन कुरुप्रवीर।।
1df4b6efdc87…Rāmānuja
11.48 In this form, which represents My real nature, I cannot be realised by such means as study of the Vedas, sacrifices etc., by anyone who is bereft of exclusive Bhakti towards Me or by any one other than yourself who has complete devotion towards Me.
eb2dcacf1cf2…Swami Sivananda
11.48 न not? वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैः by the study of the Vedas and of Yajnas? न not? दानैः by gifts? न not? च and? क्रियाभिः by rituals? न not? तपोभिः by austerities? उग्रैः severe? एवंरूपः in such form? शक्यः (am) possible? अहम् I? नृलोके in the world of men? द्रष्टुम् to be seen? त्वत् than thee? अन्येन by another? कुरुप्रवीर O great hero of the Kurus.Commentary Mere cramming of the texts of the Vedas without knowing the meaning will not do. A study of the sacrifices also is necessary. One should know the meaning of these? also.Dana Charity such as a Tula Purusha (gift of gold eal in weight of a man) Kanyadana (gift of ones daughther in marriage)? gift of a cow? rice? etc.Kriya Rituals such as Agnihotra.Tapas Such as the Chandrayana Vrata. (This is a kind of Vrata or observance. The daily consumption of food is reduced by one mouthful every day for the dark half of the month beginning with the fullmoon. Then the food is increased by one mouthful every day during the bright fortnight during the increase of the moon. This Vrata (observance) is a great purifier of the mind. It destroys sins.)
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