na veda-yajñādhyayanair na dānair
na cha kriyābhir na tapobhir ugraiḥ
evaṁ-rūpaḥ śhakya ahaṁ nṛi-loke
draṣhṭuṁ tvad anyena kuru-pravīra||48||
Meaning : O best of the Kurus (Arjuna), in the human world, no one else besides you can see this form of Mine — not by studying the Vedas, performing sacrifices, giving charity, doing rituals, or even through severe austerities.