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Bhagavad Gita 11.54

Chapter 11, Verse 54

Part of 11: Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yogविश्वरूपदर्शनयोग

भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्यमहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन। ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप॥

Transliteration

bhaktyā tv ananyayā śhakya aham evaṁ-vidho ’rjuna jñātuṁ draṣhṭuṁ cha tattvena praveṣhṭuṁ cha parantapa

Meaning

But by single-minded devotion, I can be known, seen, and entered into in reality, O Arjuna.

Word-by-word meaning
bhaktyāby devotiontualoneananyayāunalloyedśhakyaḥpossibleahamIevam-vidhaḥlike thisarjunaArjunjñātumto be knowndraṣhṭumto be seenchaandtattvenatrulypraveṣhṭumto enter into (union with me)chaandparantapascorcher of foes
Commentary

Devotion is the sole means to the realisation of the Cosmic Form. AnanyaBhakti 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)

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 54?
But by single-minded devotion, I can be known, seen, and entered into in reality, O Arjuna.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 54 of Chapter 11 (Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog — Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.