You are the father of this complete cosmic manifestation, the chief worthy of worship, he spiritual master. No one is equal to You, nor can anyone be one with you. In the three worlds, You are immeasurable.
You are the Supreme Lord, to be worshipped by every living being. Thus I prostrate to offer You my respects and ask Your mercy. Please tolerate the wrongs that I may have done to You and bear with me as father with his son, or a friend with his friend, or a lover with his beloved.
After seeing this universal form, which I have never seen before, I am gladdened, but at the same time my mind is disturbed with fear. Therefore please bestow Your grace upon me and reveal again Your form as the personality of Godhead, O Lord of lords, O abode of the universe.
O universal Lord, I wish to see You in Your four-armed form, with helmeted head and with club, wheel, conch and lotus flower in your hands. I long to see you in that form."
The Lord said: "My dear Arjuna, happily do I show you this universal form within the material world My internal potency. No one before you has ever seen this unlimited and glaringly effulgent form.
O best of the Kuru warriors, no one before you has ever seen this universal form of Mine, for neither by studying the Vedas, nor by performing sacrifices, nor by charities or similar activities can this form be seen. Only you have seen this.
Your mind has been perturbed upon seeing this fierce of Mine. Now let it be finished. My devotee, be free from all disturbance. With a peaceful mind you can now see the from you desire.
Sanjaya said to Dhritarastra: The Superme Personality of Godhead Krishna, while speaking thus to Arjuna, displayed His real four-armed form, and at last He showed him two-armed form, thus encouraging the fearful Arjuna.
When Arjuna thus saw Krishna in His original form, he said, "Seeing this humanlike form, so very beautiful, my mind is now pacified and I am restored to my original nature."
The Lord said "My dear Arjuna, the form, which you are now seeing is very difficult to behold." Even the demigods are ever seeking the opportunity to see this form which is so dear.
The form which you are seeing with your transcendental eyes cannot be understood simply b studying the Vadas, nor by undergoing serious penances, nor by charity, nor by worship. It is not by these means that one can see Me as I am.
My dear Arjuna, only by undivided devotional service can I be understood as I am, standing before you, and can thus be seen directly. Only in this way can enter into mysteries of My understanding.
My dear Arjuna, one who is engaged in My pure devotional services, free from the contamination's of previous activities and from mental speculation, who is friendly to every living entity, certainly comes to Me." | |