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He who decides how He reveals Himself to His devotees and disciples. It is a gift from the master, from the Divine
न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानैर्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः ।
एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर
॥ ११-४८ ॥
na veda-yajñādhyayanairna dānaiḥ na
ca kriyābhir na tapobhir ugraiḥ |
evaṁ-rūpaḥ śakya ahaṁ nṛ-loke
draṣṭuṁ tvadanyena kuru-pravīra
O best among Kuru warriors, no one
had ever before seen this Universal
form of mine, for neither by studying
the Vedas nor by performing sacrifices
or charities, can this form be seen.
Only you have seen this form
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Effort prepares one for the receipt of this great gift, but it is not the only necessary condition for the gift to be showered.
मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावो दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम् ।
व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वं तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य
॥ ११=४९ ॥
mā te vyathā mā ca vimūḍhabhāvo
dṛṣṭvā rūpaṁ ghoramīdṛṅmamedam
| vyapetabhīḥ prītamanāḥ punastvaṁ
tadeva me rūpamidaṁ prapaśya
Do not be disturbed any longer by
seeing this terrible form of Mine.
Dear devotee, be free from all
disturbances. With a peaceful mind,
you can now see the form you wish
to see
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It is ultimately the surrender of the devotee to the master, like the surrender of the infant to the mother, that evokes this unconditional love.
सञ्जय उवाच ।
इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः ।
आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा
॥ ११-५०॥
sañjaya uvāca ityarjunaṁ
vāsudevastatho'ktvā svakaṁ rūpaṁ
darśayāmāsa bhūyaḥ | āśvasayām āsa
ca bhītaṁ enaṁ bhūtvā punaḥ
saumya-vapur-mahātmā Sañjaya said:
Kṛṣṇa, while speaking to Arjuna,
revealed His form with four arms,
Then assuming His human form He
consoled the terrified Arjuna
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When the mind is wiped clean of its templates of comparison, it makes no difference if the Divine appears to be loving or terrifying. In both aspects one accepts Divinity.