B.G 11.47 - 48 class by HG Shyamsundar Prabhu: What is being humble mean?

BG 11.47: The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, happily have I shown you, by My internal potency, this supreme universal form within the material world. No one before you has ever seen this primal form, unlimited and full of glaring effulgence.

BG 11.48: O best of the Kuru warriors, no one before you has ever seen this universal form of Mine, for neither by studying the Vedas, nor by performing sacrifices, nor by charity, nor by pious activities, nor by severe penances can I be seen in this form in the material world.

Krsna here is saying that the universal form was never shown to anyone ever till Arjuna. Few imp points:

He has shown this universal form by his internal potency. This point needs to be understood. What is this internal potency of the Lord. This internal potency has 3 Shaktis - 

a) Ladhini Shakti (pleasure giving potency) - Srimati Radharani is a representation of the internal potency of the Lord. It actually allows the devotee to enter into Krsna. People of this material world can't see me, because i'm covered by the internal potency of the Lord. To enter into the world of the Lord - name, form, pastimes etc it is very important to connect through the internal potency of the Lord. The Bliss is got only by the internal potency of Krsna. How can we get the joy or Krsna prema only through the internal potency of Krsna.Lord touches Dhruva maharaj's head by the conch shell. The internal potency of Krsna comes through the conch shell to empower Dhruva maharaj on who is Krsna and that gives him intelligence to offer poems and prayers to Krsna. That is the power of the internal potency of the Lord. Without this power of internal potency, nobody can understand Krsna as Krsna is covered. The universal form could be seen openly only by those blessed by the internal potency of the Lord and nobody else could see it. Dhruva maharaj says that Hare Krsna maha mantra is the transcendental sound vibration and is directly an internal potency of Krsna. Whenever a devotee says the Hare Krsna Maha-mantra, they are placed directly in the internal potency of Krsna and can experience the glory of Krsna when chanted with no offense. This is the direct touch of the Lord by chanting the Holy name. And when we chant this, we can actually experience what Arjuna was feeling seeing the Universal form. 

1st point to understand is to see Krsna you have to get the divine vision which you get by the internal potency or the mercy of Radha Rani and hence HARE is the first word in the mahamantra - oh Radharani, oh mother, oh maate, please with shower your mercy and can you please allow me to serve you so I can get the Love for Krsna. Without the mercy of Radharani there is no hope. 

2nd point - only by the Divine vision can you see Krsna. Who will receive this divine vision - person taking the shelter of the internal potency. Divine vision means - Krsna. Anything related to him is Divine. Only the Mahatmas will receive it - why? because they have taken shelter of daivi prakrati - the spiritual nature of the Lord the internal potency of the Lord. Hence, they are constantly singing the divine names of Krsna. Only one who has taken the shelter of the internal potency can get the divine vision to see Krsna. 

So how do you get the mercy of Radharani or take shelter of the internal potency?

Mahatmas who have got the divine vision are not interested to get liberation and they all want to only serve Krsna and see Krsna and serve the divine couple with pure Love. Srimati Radharani's mood is so openly and clearly expressed in the form of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The mood of internal potency. So if we are interested to take the shelter of internal potency - we must take the shelter of Sri Mahaprabhu. To be the servant of the servant of Krsna. As soon as you follow in the footsteps of Mahaprabhu you immediately take the shelter of the internal potency - chant and preach with no offenses and only then you get the mercy of Radharani. 

But the first step and most important is being in the mood of humbleness and meekness. The highlight of all the teaching of Caitanya Mahaprabhu is - 3rd verse of Sistastakam - one must be more humble than the blade of grass, like the straw in the street ... be very very very humble and meek. This should become the most primary instruction in our lives and only then can we instantly attain Krsna by Radharani's mercy. 

What is being Humble mean? - I'm insignificant and Krsna and his devotees are significant. We pray more to Krsna and serve Krsna and the devotees and we completely disregard our own separate needs. One need we have is the need to serve Krsna and to nourish ourselves (that is not a separate need but an appropriate need). The separate need is something which is not aligned with Krsna but only for our desires separate from Krsna. We need to move away from it. That is true humility - only do service for Krsna and that is true humility. Humbleness is to realize the truth of life - we are insignificant and Krsna is the only significant personality. Why insignificant?  because nothing is going to exist at the time of annihilation except Krsna and our relationship with Krsna. That is pure humility and we just need to serve the lotus feet of Krsna. So with humility understand Krsna and our relationship to Krsna. That is what Mahaprabhu is saying - O my Krsna please pick me up and place me as an atom of your lotus feet. That is true humility, just as is - just pure and accept that Krsna is my master and my sustenance is dependent on Krsna

To be humble is from the core of our heart, we need to feel that we are very very low and fall down at the feet of Nityananda Prabhu and Mahaprabhu and beg them for their mercy so we can get out of this material world. A very good idea is to start with "Humble speech" i.e. words that are truthful, beneficial , pleasing and regularly reciting the sashtras. 

So let's follow in his footsteps just like Narattom das thakur says in his poem - http://kksongs.org/songs/s/srikrsnacaitanyaprabhu.html

b)Sandhini shakti:

c)Samvit shakti: These two are meant for the creation and maintenance of the spiritual realm. One shakti creates and other nourishes the spiritual realm with bhakti.