Chapter 11, Verse 48
Chapter 11 · jnana-yoga
Shloka
न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानैर्- न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः | एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर ||११-४८||
na vedayajñādhyayanairna dānaira- na ca kriyābhirna tapobhirugraiḥ . evaṃrūpaḥ śakya ahaṃ nṛloke draṣṭuṃ tvadanyena kurupravīra ||11-48||
English Meaning
English Meaning
Neither by the study of the Vedas and sacrifices, nor by gifts nor by rituals nor by severe austerities can I be seen in this form in the world of men by any other than thyself, O great hero of the Kurus (Arjuna).
Hindi Meaning
हे कुरुप्रवीर! तुम्हारे अतिरिक्त इस मनुष्य लोक में किसी अन्य के द्वारा मैं इस रूप में, न वेदाध्ययन और न यज्ञ, न दान और न (धार्मिक) क्रियायों के द्वारा और न उग्र तपों के द्वारा ही देखा जा सकता हूँ।।
Russian Meaning
Ни благодаря изучению Вед и жертвоприношениям, ни дарам, ни ритуалам, ни суровым аскезам никто, кроме тебя, не сможет увидеть меня в этой форме в мире людей, о великий герой Куру (Арджуна).
Spanish Meaning
Ni mediante el estudio de los Vedas y los sacrificios, ni mediante obsequios, ni mediante rituales, ni mediante severas austeridades, nadie más que tú mismo puede verme en esta forma en el mundo de los hombres, oh gran héroe de los Kurus (Arjuna).
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.)