Viśvarūpa-Darśana Yoga · Verse 48
न वेदयज्ञाद्ययनैर्न दानैर्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः | एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर
na veda-yajñādhyayanair na dānair na ca kriyābhir na tapobhir ugraiḥ | evaṃ-rūpaḥ śakya ahaṃ nṛ-loke draṣṭuṃ tvad anyena kuru-pravīra
Not by the study of Vedas, nor by sacrifices, nor by study, nor by charities, nor by rituals, nor by severe austerities, in such form can I be seen in the world of men, oh best of the Kurus, except by you.
The Lord explains the exclusivity of the vision. Veda-yajña-adhyayanaiḥ — by study of Vedas and sacrifices. Dānaiḥ — by charities. Kriyābhiḥ — by rituals.
Tapobhiḥ ugraiḥ — by severe austerities. Na śakyaḥ draṣṭum — cannot be seen — by these means.
Evaṃ-rūpaḥ — in such form — the viśvarūpa. Nṛ-loke — in the human world. Tvad anyena — except by you.