Chapter 11 · The Vision of the Universal Form · Krishna said
Bhagavad Gita 11.53 — Beyond Vedas and austerity
नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया। शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा ॥
nāhaṃ vedairna tapasā na dānena na cejyayā | śakya evaṃvidho draṣṭuṃ dṛṣṭavānasi māṃ yathā ||
Meaning
Not by the Vedas, nor by austerity, nor by charity, nor by sacrifice can I be seen in the way you have seen me.