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Chapter 11
Similarly, when the Lord bestowed upon Arjuna divine eyes, he could see the uncommon cosmic form of the Lord and its divinity, which are beyond the power, of ordinary intellect.
Now, a doubt, arises, when Arjuna said to Lord Krsna, in the fourth verse, "If you think that it can be seen by me, then reveal to me, Your imperishable form", the Lord should have said as in the eighth verse, "You can't see Me with your human eyes, therefore, I give you divine eyes." But, the Lord ordered him to behold His cosmic form. When he was unable to behold that form, the Lord bestowed upon him divine eyes. Why?
The Lord has done so, in order to indicate how His grace extends to strivers, by degrees. Actually, the Lord is very much gracious. He showers His grace, upon His devotees, in various strange manners. hr the Gita the Lord, through his preachings by changing his attitude, towards his duty, described His divine glories, and aroused curiosity, in Arjuna. So by Lord's inspiration, Arjuna prayed to Him, to tell him once more, in detail, His power of Yoga and His glories, for he knew no satisfaction in hearing His sweet words. Having described His glories, the Lord announced that He stood holding the entire universe with a single fragment of His self. So Arjuna, prayed to Him to reveal to him His cosmic form, with infinite universes. Thus the Lord revealed His cosmic form, and ordered Arjuna again and again, to behold it. But, when Arjuna was unable to view the cosmic form, the Lord bestowed upon him divine eyes. It means that, when a devotee takes refuge, in the Lord, He shoulders the whole responsibility, of meeting all needs of the devotee.
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