Bhagavad-gita As It Is - Bg. 11.46

TEXT 46

kiritinam gadinam cakra-hastam
icchami tvam drastum aham tathaiva
tenaiva rupena catur-bhujena
sahasra-baho bhava visva-murte

 

SYNONYMS

kiritinam--with helmet; gadinam--with club; cakra-hastam--disc in hand; icchami--I wish; tvam--You; drastum--to see; aham--I; tatha eva--in that position; tena eva--by that; rupena--with form; catuh-bhujena--four-handed; sahasra-baho--O thousand-handed one; bhava--just become; visva-murte--O universal form.

 

TRANSLATION

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.

 

PURPORT

In the Brahma-samhita it is stated that the Lord is eternally situated in hundreds and thousands of forms, and the main forms are those like Rama, Nrsimha, Narayana, etc. There are innumerable forms. But Arjuna knew that Krsna is the original Personality of Godhead assuming His temporary universal form. He is now asking to see the form of Narayana, a spiritual form. This verse establishes without any doubt the statement of the Srimad-Bhagavatam that Krsna is the original Personality of Godhead and all other features originate from Him. He is not different from His plenary expansions, and He is God in any of His innumerable forms. In all of these forms He is fresh like a young man. That is the constant feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One who knows Krsna at once becomes free from all contamination of the material world.

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  • Hare krishna Dandavat!

    I have practicing Bhakti yoga for 12 years in China. I always want to make advancement in KC.so by Guru maharaj's mercy i visit india iskcon regularly for pilgrimage .This time when i was visiting the temple I assaulted twice by an old lady devotee named Madan mohini and two temple weman guards on 22 Augest at Iskcon Radha Paratasarati temple East of kailash hare krishna land NewDelhi.
    I am coming for attending Janmastami and gurudeva's vyas puja one week ago.i did not do any improper activity whatever inside of temple or in outside.but the temple guards and the devotee trade me like to trade a criminal. I was assaulted by them in one day. there photographies had token. My clothing fell down from body by two guards pulling,
    I was pushed to aside in front of handrail of deities on 4.30am by Madhan Mohini
    which many devotees have witness.she still spoke very threatening words toward me at second day when i was reporting her activity to temple security. I m single and visiting along,i am always hurted by this lady in Iskcon temple in these 5 years when i am visiting iskcon in India.The office secretary of this temple she had just said self protection words,she did not give any explain about guards harmed me and apologizing. I am innocent in those bad associations and very disappoint to such persons who are living in Pabupada's family nicely but doing very selfishness activities,these persons harm not only me but many devotees even who is very senior.They can find out many excuses to defend themselves.
    I am traveling here along,I do not want to hurt anyone.I write this out just for showing some realty of New Delhi iskcon temple,there is no any devotee care at least for Chinese. Hope devotees pray to krishna for me for afresh my faith to krishna,and to make our society is really a KC movement but not a society of villain protector.
    Chinese devotee
    Varuni Devi dasi
    in Vrndavana

    Please speeds this letter on internet for your couseless mercy!
    Hare krishna.
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