TEXT 53

Tekst

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nāhaṁ vedair na tapasā
na dānena na cejyayā
śakya evaṁ-vidho draṣṭuṁ
dṛṣṭavān asi māṁ yathā

Synonyms

na — aldrig; aham — Jeg; vedaiḥ — gennem studium af Vedaerne; na — aldrig; tapasā — gennem streng askese; na — aldrig; dānena — gennem velgørenhed; na — aldrig; ca — også; ijyayā — gennem tilbedelse; śakyaḥ — det er muligt; evam-vidhaḥ — på denne måde; draṣṭum — at se; dṛṣṭavān asi — du har set; mām — Mig; yathā — som.

na — never; aham — I; vedaiḥ — by study of the Vedas; na — never; tapasā — by serious penances; na — never; dānena — by charity; na — never; ca — also; ijyayā — by worship; śakyaḥ — it is possible; evam-vidhaḥ — like this; draṣṭum — to see; dṛṣṭavān — seeing; asi — you are; mām — Me; yathā — as.

Translation

Den form, du ser med dine transcendentale øjne, kan ikke forstås gennem studier af Vedaerne alene eller ved at gennemgå streng askese, gennem velgørenhed eller gennem tilbedelse. Det er ikke gennem disse metoder, man kan se Mig, som Jeg er.

The form you are seeing with your transcendental eyes cannot be understood simply by studying the Vedas, nor by undergoing serious penances, nor by charity, nor by worship. It is not by these means that one can see Me as I am.

Purport

FORKLARING: Først åbenbarede Kṛṣṇa Sig for Sine forældre, Devakī og Vasudeva, i en firarmet form, og derefter forvandlede Han Sig til den toarmede form. Dette mysterium er meget svært at forstå for dem, der er ateister, eller for folk, der er blottet for hengiven tjeneste. Det er umuligt at forstå Kṛṣṇa for intellektuelle, der kun har studeret den vediske litteratur gennem deres grammatiske viden eller akademiske kvalifikationer. Han kan heller ikke forstås af personer, der kun kommer til templet officielt for at fremføre deres tilbedelse. De aflægger deres besøg, men de kan ikke forstå Kṛṣṇa, som Han er. Som det vil blive forklaret af Kṛṣṇa Selv i næste vers, kan Kṛṣṇa kun forstås af dem, der følger den hengivne tjenestes vej.

Kṛṣṇa first appeared before His parents Devakī and Vasudeva in a four-handed form, and then He transformed Himself into the two-handed form. This mystery is very difficult to understand for those who are atheists or who are devoid of devotional service. For scholars who have simply studied Vedic literature by way of grammatical knowledge or mere academic qualifications, Kṛṣṇa is not possible to understand. Nor is He to be understood by persons who officially go to the temple to offer worship. They make their visit, but they cannot understand Kṛṣṇa as He is. Kṛṣṇa can be understood only through the path of devotional service, as explained by Kṛṣṇa Himself in the next verse.