The lord's energy can't be concieved by our 3d brain. Just to show his devotees he came as Narasimha deva.
BG 10.16,17, - "Please tell me in detail of Your divine opulence by which You pervade all these worlds."
"O Krsna, O supreme mystic, how shall I constantly think of You, and how shall I know You? In what various forms are You to be remembered, O Supreme Personality of Godhead?"
We are looking for absolute shelter and when we see everyone around us is so frustrated and all can't give us that shelter and we understand that Krishna is our supreme shelter, it brings about a great sense of relief and peace in the mind of the agitated soul. After he has described his position, Arjuna is relieved, he's happy, he is completely peaceful. All the 9 dev processes helps us to touch Krishna's consciousness - hearing chanting, reading.... This brings about peace in our lives. So after this particular fact that Krishna has now given his position to Arjuna, Arjuna is now peaceful. But a sincere devotee on one hand is very satisfied but on the other hand he's very eager. A devotee who has chanted his rounds very sincerely, he is more eager to do more service for Krishna, not that oh I've done my 16 rounds now I'm done.
Greed is the price we actually have to pay to get Krishna. A devotee is very greedy for serving Krishna. He wants to increase the dev service for Krishna. He's very happy that Krishna is in control and he's taking care of me but at the same time he's very greedy to serve Krishna. This is what Arjuna is saying here. He says my dear Lord, I'm greedy to know about your opulence and how I can keep thinking of you and how will I know you. Here is another great phenomenon in the life of a devotee - that Krishna cannot be understood by our effort. Krishna has to himself reveal him to us. He has to unfold to us. Because Krishna is always covered by yoga maya. The foolish and unintelligent ppl can't understand me as I'm always covered by yoga maya. So we cannot know him unless Krishna himself shows himself to us.
So here Arjuna is saying please lift this curtain of yoga maya and show yourself to me. once you lift up this curtain of yoga maya, how can I see you in the material things, because I can't see your spiritual form as I'm still not there yet my Lord. Please help me see you because I'm not on the spiritual platform but on the material platform. These are the Qs Arjuna is asking for our benefit.
Actually Krishna is under the supreme control. Everything direct and indirect is happening under his control. Krishna is our best friend, when these 2 points are put together - because when something bad is happening we can understand how Krishna our best friend can cause this? We can then think that Krishna is actually helping me to see something in this situation so I can learn and become a better devotee and I can become closer to truth and reality. That pushes us to actually do the right thing.
Ex - Prisoner for stealing put in the prison is a good thing, because by punishment it is forcing us to come closer to the reality so we can become purified faster. So when we think of these 2 points - 1. Krishna is in full control 2. Krishna is our friend. When we know Krishna is in full control we become very peaceful and happy. When we understand that this is our status quo and we say we want to become KC and want to remember him 24*7 - HOW? That is where Arjuna is coming from and the next verses will tell us how...
For devotees they are always thinking of Krishna in the 2 handed Shyamsundar form of Krishna. When they close their eyes they are thinking of Krishna's personal form, when they open their eyes they see Krishna's form. Arjuna here is asking this question for the mercy of the common man so they can try to see Krishna in material plane as well.
BG 10.16,17, - "Please tell me in detail of Your divine opulence by which You pervade all these worlds."
"O Krsna, O supreme mystic, how shall I constantly think of You, and how shall I know You? In what various forms are You to be remembered, O Supreme Personality of Godhead?"
We are looking for absolute shelter and when we see everyone around us is so frustrated and all can't give us that shelter and we understand that Krishna is our supreme shelter, it brings about a great sense of relief and peace in the mind of the agitated soul. After he has described his position, Arjuna is relieved, he's happy, he is completely peaceful. All the 9 dev processes helps us to touch Krishna's consciousness - hearing chanting, reading.... This brings about peace in our lives. So after this particular fact that Krishna has now given his position to Arjuna, Arjuna is now peaceful. But a sincere devotee on one hand is very satisfied but on the other hand he's very eager. A devotee who has chanted his rounds very sincerely, he is more eager to do more service for Krishna, not that oh I've done my 16 rounds now I'm done.
Greed is the price we actually have to pay to get Krishna. A devotee is very greedy for serving Krishna. He wants to increase the dev service for Krishna. He's very happy that Krishna is in control and he's taking care of me but at the same time he's very greedy to serve Krishna. This is what Arjuna is saying here. He says my dear Lord, I'm greedy to know about your opulence and how I can keep thinking of you and how will I know you. Here is another great phenomenon in the life of a devotee - that Krishna cannot be understood by our effort. Krishna has to himself reveal him to us. He has to unfold to us. Because Krishna is always covered by yoga maya. The foolish and unintelligent ppl can't understand me as I'm always covered by yoga maya. So we cannot know him unless Krishna himself shows himself to us.
So here Arjuna is saying please lift this curtain of yoga maya and show yourself to me. once you lift up this curtain of yoga maya, how can I see you in the material things, because I can't see your spiritual form as I'm still not there yet my Lord. Please help me see you because I'm not on the spiritual platform but on the material platform. These are the Qs Arjuna is asking for our benefit.
Actually Krishna is under the supreme control. Everything direct and indirect is happening under his control. Krishna is our best friend, when these 2 points are put together - because when something bad is happening we can understand how Krishna our best friend can cause this? We can then think that Krishna is actually helping me to see something in this situation so I can learn and become a better devotee and I can become closer to truth and reality. That pushes us to actually do the right thing.
Ex - Prisoner for stealing put in the prison is a good thing, because by punishment it is forcing us to come closer to the reality so we can become purified faster. So when we think of these 2 points - 1. Krishna is in full control 2. Krishna is our friend. When we know Krishna is in full control we become very peaceful and happy. When we understand that this is our status quo and we say we want to become KC and want to remember him 24*7 - HOW? That is where Arjuna is coming from and the next verses will tell us how...
For devotees they are always thinking of Krishna in the 2 handed Shyamsundar form of Krishna. When they close their eyes they are thinking of Krishna's personal form, when they open their eyes they see Krishna's form. Arjuna here is asking this question for the mercy of the common man so they can try to see Krishna in material plane as well.
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