Krishna expands on why this original two-armed form is so incredibly rare, echoing the language He used regarding the Universal Form in verse 48. He declares: I cannot be seen or understood as I truly am (nāhaṃ śakya evaṃ-vidho draṣṭuṃ) in the way that you are seeing Me right now (dṛṣṭavān asi māṃ yathā), simply by the extensive academic study of the Vedas (vedair), nor by the execution of severe physical penances (na tapasā), nor by the giving of massive charity (na dānena), nor by performing elaborate ritualistic worship and sacrifices (na cejyayā).