श्रीभगवानुवाच |\nसुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम |\nदेवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः ||११-५२||\nनाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया |\nशक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा ||११-५३||
śrībhagavānuvāca .\nsudurdarśamidaṃ rūpaṃ dṛṣṭavānasi yanmama .\ndevā apyasya rūpasya nityaṃ darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||11-52||\nnāhaṃ vedairna tapasā na dānena na cejyayā .\nśakya evaṃvidho draṣṭuṃ dṛṣṭavānasi māṃ yathā ||11-53||
The Supreme Lord said: This form of Mine that you are seeing is exceedingly difficult to behold. Even the celestial gods are eager to see it. Neither by the study of the Vedas, nor by penance, charity, or fire sacrifices, can I be seen as you have seen Me.