Chapter 11 · Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga — The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal FormKrishna
Verse 54
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 11, श्लोक 54
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।
ज्ञातुं द्रष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परन्तप॥
Transliteration
Bhaktya Tv-Ananyaya Shakya Aham-Evam-Vidho'rjuna.
Jnatum Drashtum Cha Tattvena Praveshtum Cha Parantapa.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
भक्त्याbhaktyaby devotion
अनन्ययाananyayaexclusive/single-pointed
शक्यःshakyahpossible
ज्ञातुम्jnatumto know
द्रष्टुम्drashtumto see
तत्त्वेनtattvenain truth
प्रवेष्टुम्praveshtumto enter into
परन्तपparantapaO scorcher of foes
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
परन्तु हे परन्तप अर्जुन! अनन्य भक्ति के द्वारा ही इस रूप में मुझे जाना, देखा और तत्त्वतः प्रवेश किया जा सकता है।
English Translation
But by exclusive devotion alone, O Arjuna, can I be known, seen, and entered into in truth, O scorcher of foes.
Commentary (टीका)
The climactic revelation — only through ananya bhakti (exclusive devotion) can one truly know, see, and enter into God. This makes bhakti the supreme path.