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TEXT 52 sri-bhagavan uvaca
SYNONYMS  sri-bhagavan
uvaca--the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; su-durdarsam--very
difficult to be seen; idam--this; rupam--form; drstavan
asi--as you have seen; yat--which; mama--of Mine; devah--the
demigods; api asya--also this; rupasya--form; nityam--eternally;
darsana-kanksinah--always aspire to see.
TRANSLATION The Blessed
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.
PURPORT In the forty-eighth
verse of this chapter Lord Krsna concluded revealing His universal form
and informed Arjuna that this form is not possible to be seen by so many
activities, sacrifices, etc. Now here the word su-durdarsam is used,
indicating that Krsna's two-handed form is still more confidential. One
may be able to see the universal form of Krsna by adding a little tinge
of devotional service to various activities like penance, Vedic study and
philosophical speculation, etc. It may be possible, but without a tinge
of bhakti, one cannot see; that has already been explained. Still,
beyond that universal form, the form of Krsna as a two-handed man is still
more difficult to see, even for demigods like Brahma and Lord Siva. They
desire to see Him, and we have evidences in the Srimad-Bhagavatam
that when He was supposed to be in the womb of His mother, Devaki, all
the demigods from heaven came to see the marvel of Krsna. They even waited
to see Him. A foolish person may deride Him, but that is an ordinary person.
Krsna is actually desired to be seen by demigods like Brahma and Siva in
His two-armed form.
In Bhagavad-gita
it is also confirmed that He is not visible to the foolish persons who
deride Him. Krsna's body, as confirmed by Brahma-samhita and confirmed
by Himself in Bhagavad-gita, is completely spiritual and full of
bliss and eternality. His body is never like a material body. But for some
who make a study of Krsna by reading Bhagavad-gita or similar Vedic
scriptures, Krsna is a problem. For one using a material process, Krsna
is considered to be a great historical personality and very learned philosopher.
But He isn't an ordinary man. But some think that even though He was so
powerful, He had to accept a material body. Ultimately they think that
the Absolute Truth is impersonal; therefore they think that from His impersonal
feature He assumed a personal feature attached to material nature. This
is a materialistic calculation of the Supreme Lord. Another calculation
is speculative. Those who are in search of knowledge also speculate on
Krsna and consider Him to be less important than the universal form of
the Supreme. Thus some think that the universal form of Krsna which was
manifested to Arjuna is more important than His personal form. According
to them, the personal form of the Supreme is something imaginary. They
believe that in the ultimate issue, the Absolute Truth is not a person.
But the transcendental process is described in Bhagavad-gita, Chapter
Two: to hear about Krsna from authorities. That is the actual Vedic process,
and those who are actually in the Vedic line hear about Krsna from authority,
and by repeated hearing about Him, Krsna becomes dear. As we have several
times discussed, Krsna is covered by His yoga-maya potency. He is
not to be seen or revealed to anyone and everyone. Only by one to whom
He reveals Himself can He be seen. This is confirmed in Vedic literature;
for one who is a surrendered soul, the Absolute Truth can actually be understood.
The transcendentalist, by continuous Krsna consciousness and by devotional
service to Krsna, can have his spiritual eyes opened and can see Krsna
by revelation. Such a revelation is not possible even for the demigods;
therefore it is difficult even for the demigods to understand Krsna, and
the advanced demigods are always in hope of seeing Krsna in His two-handed
form. The conclusion is that although to see the universal form of Krsna
is very, very difficult and not possible for anyone and everyone, it is
still more difficult to understand His personal form as Syamasundara.
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