Viśvarūpa-Darśana Yoga · Verse 53

नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया | शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम

nāhaṃ vedair na tapasā na dānena na cejyayā | śakya evaṃ-vidho draṣṭuṃ dṛṣṭavān asi yan mama

Not by Vedas, nor by austerity, nor by charity, nor by sacrifices can I be seen in such manner as you have seen Me.

Reiteration of the exclusivity of bhakti. Vedaiḥ — by Vedas. Tapasā — by austerity. Dānena — by charity. Ijyayā — by ritual sacrifices.

Na śakyaḥ — cannot be. Evaṃ-vidhaḥ draṣṭum — seen in such manner — the viśvarūpa.

Dṛṣṭavān asi yat — as you have seen which — divine favor, not ritual merit.