Word meanings
- bhaktyā
- by devotion
- tu
- alone
- ananyayā
- unalloyed
- śakyaḥ
- possible
- aham
- I
- evam-vidhaḥ
- like this
- arjuna
- Arjun
- jñātum
- to be known
- draṣṭum
- to be seen
- ca
- and
- tattvena
- truly
- praveṣṭum
- to enter into (union with me)
- ca
- and
- parantapa
- scorcher of foes
Translations
But by single-minded devotion, I can be known, seen, and entered into in reality, O Arjuna.
Only through tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only in this way can a person become one with Me, O Arjuna!
But, O Arjuna, by single-minded devotion am I, in this form, able to be known and seen in reality, and also entered into, O destroyer of foes.
परन्तु हे शत्रुतापन अर्जुन ! इस प्रकार (चतुर्भुजरूपवाला) मैं अनन्यभक्तिसे ही तत्त्वसे जाननेमें, सगुणरूपसे देखनेमें और प्राप्त करनेमें शक्य हूँ।Commentary
Devotion is the sole means to the realisation of the Cosmic Form. Ananya-Bhakti Singleminded devotion. Onepointed unbroken devotion the devotion which does not seek any other object but the Lord alone. In this type of devotion no object other than the Lord is experienced by any of the senses. Egoism and dualism totally vanish. Of this form refers to the Cosmic Form. By singleminded devotion it is possible not only to know Me as declared in the scriptures but also to realise Me, i.e., to attain liberation.
The devotee realises that the Lord is all this and He alone is the ultimate Reality. When he gets this experience of illumination he gets merged in Him. (Cf.VIII.22X.10)