Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 53
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधो अर्जुन | ज्ञातुं द्रष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परन्तप ||
bhaktyā tv ananyayā śakya aham evaṁ-vidho arjuna jñātuṁ draṣṭuṁ ca tattvena praveṣṭuṁ ca parantapa
Krishna said: But by exclusive devotion can I be known in this form, O Arjuna, truly seen, and entered into, O scorcher of enemies.
Krishna reveals that the cosmic form can only be accessed through exclusive devotion. 'Bhaktyā tv ananyayā śakya aham evaṁ-vidho arjuna'—by devotion (bhaktyā), indeed (tu), exclusive (ananyayā), I (aham) of this kind (evaṁ-vidhaḥ) am possible (śakya) to be known, O Arjuna (arjuna). 'Jñātuṁ draṣṭuṁ ca tattvena praveṣṭuṁ ca parantapa'—to know (jñātuṁ), to see (draṣṭuṁ), and (ca) truly (tattvena), to enter (praveṣṭuṁ), and (ca), O scorcher of enemies (parantapa). Krishna reveals that the cosmic form can only be accessed through exclusive, undivided devotion—not through study, sacrifices, charity, rituals, or austerities, but only through bhakti (devotion). Through exclusive devotion, one can know, see, and enter into the cosmic form truly. This verse shows the path forward: exclusive devotion is the only way to access such a rare vision.