BG 11.53
नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया ।
शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा ॥
शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा ॥
nāhaṁ vedair na tapasā na dānena na cejyayā
śakya evaṁ-vidho draṣṭuṁ dṛṣṭavān asi māṁ yathā
śakya evaṁ-vidho draṣṭuṁ dṛṣṭavān asi māṁ yathā
Word-for-word meanings
na — not; vedaiḥ — by study of the Vedas; na — nor; tapasā — by austerities; na — nor; dānena — by charity; na — nor; ca — also; ijyayā — by yajña; śakyaḥ — is it possible; aham — for Me; draṣṭum — to be seen; evam-vidhaḥ — in this manner; yathā — as; dṛṣṭavān asi — you have seen; mām — Me.
Translation
Not by study of the Vedas, nor by austerities, nor by charity, nor by yajñas, can I be seen in this manner, in the form that you have seen Me.