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Chapter 11
Link:- In the next verse, Sanjaya described the Lord's four-armed divine form, which was revealed to Arjuna, as was promised to him, by the Lord, in the previous verse.
sanjaya uvaca
ityarjunarit vasudevastathoktva svakam rupam darsayamasa bhuyah
asvasayamasa ca bhitamenam bhutva punah saumyavapurmahatma
Sanjaya said:
Having spoken thus to Arjuna, Lord Vasudeva, showed again His usual four-armed form and assumed the two-armed gentle appearance, thus the great soul gave solace to Arjuna, who was frightened. 50
Comment:-
Ityarjunam vasudevastathoktva svakam rupam darsayamasa bhuyah:- The expression Ityatjunam vasudevastathoktva, denotes that, when Arjuna prayed to Lord Krsna to reveal to him, His four-armed divine form, He asked him not to be terrified of His cosmic form, and behold His divine form, with a complacent mind.
The term 'tatha means, as the Lord only out of grace revealed to Arjuna His cosmic form, so did He reveal His four-armed divine form, to him, this vision was not due to possession of extraordinary spiritual qualifications by Arjuna but due to divine grace only.
By the term 'Bhuyah' Sanjaya means to say that the Lord revealed to Arjuna the same divine form which he had beheld within the cosmic body of the Lord (11/15,17) and for which he prayed to Him (11/45-46).
Asvasayamasa bhitamenam bhutva punah saumyavapurmahatma:- Lord Krsna revealed to Arjuna his four-armed form and then He assumed two-armed human form in order to console Arjuna who was frightened. Now a question arises whether the Lord was four-armed or two-armed. The answer is that He remained two-armed for carrying on His human sport, but revealed His four-armed form sometimes, when He thought it proper.
In the tenth chapter, the Lord described his divine glories and in the eleventh chapter He has revealed, His cosmic form. Thus a devotee comes to know His usual power and influence. If a person, knows Him in reality, or has faith in Him, he may be freed, from the bondage of birth and death, forever.
How gracious the Lord was to Arjuna, that first He revealed His cosmic form, then divine form, and finally assumed His two-armed form! Moreover, He has also showered His grace on all of us, that we should think of the Lord, whenever and wherever, our mind is attracted towards any person, object or glory or merit etc. All of us, have got the same golden opportunity of listening to His divine glories, and thinking of and recollecting His cosmic form, which was available to a few persons, such as Arjuna and Sanjaya. So we should not miss such an opportunity.
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