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.