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

But by devotion (bhakti) directed to nothing else, Arjuna, I can be known in this way, truly seen, and entered into, scorcher of foes.

Krishna gives the answer: by devotion (bhakti) that turns to nothing else, he can be known, seen in truth and entered. The three verbs mark a progression: to know, to see, and to enter or become one with. Different traditions read the last step differently, as union, as intimate communion, or as entry into the divine presence, but all agree that devotion is named here as the way. The adjective ananya, without another, means undivided, a love with no competing aim. This verse is often taken as the key to the whole chapter.