Saturday, October 25, 2014

589. VISHWAROOPAM, the Universal Form.

http://www.speakingtree.in/public/spiritual-blogs/seekers/god-and-i/vishwaroopam-the-universal-form



Lord Krishna reveals His Cosmic manifestation not once but thrice, in the first occasion it was to Yashoda Mai, when she doubtfully asks Him to open his mouth to see if He has swallowed clay. She was shocked to see the whole universe in the small mouth of Balakrishna. The second time was when He went to Hastinapura as an ambassador to Pandavas in an effort to prevent war. Duryodhana and his band try to tie Him up and He grew so big that His celestial form was visible. And finally in the war as a part of the sermon of Gita, Krishna revealed His Universal Form to Arjuna as he pleaded Him. Arjuna said to Krishna, “People say that you are God, but you a friend to me. I wish to know who you really are and see your True form. So please bless me with your totality.” 

Krishna provided Arjuna the Divya Chakshu (Divine Eyes) to see the Vishwaroopa (Universal Form) as the physical eye could not comprehend it. What exactly did Arjuna see? The portrayal of that enormous form is impossible. We can only see and imagine the calendar version of Krishna's Cosmic form with numerous heads, hands, is it all that? Or was it like the satellite map of the world as projected by Google Maps. No....., 

Arjuna saw the breathtaking Universal Form coupled with its numerous faces with its innumerable eyes and limbs and fearsome jaws, Arjuna himself and entire creation were engulfed and frozen with wonder. He saw Krishna soaring high going beyond the realm of a few thousand galaxies, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide-open fiery eyes, he was terrified to some extent. 

Arjuna cries out to the Lord that his courage and peace of mind was failing him at that time viewing that colossal form. Arjuna begged the Lord to be merciful upon him, and to be a bit more considerate as he saw all the sons of Dhritarashtra, Bhishma, Drona, Kripa and Karna were all rushing into the Lord`s mouths, with horrendous tusks, appalling to watch. Some of them were even mangled within the ferocious jaws, with their heads getting crushed. Just as moths fly hastily towards the burning flame only to be reduced to ash, so were those men rushing into His mouths inviting their own destruction. Telling the reality that everything has to merge in Him. Gracefully or forcefully depends on the individual. 

Was there anything that Arjuna could have missed? Vishwaroopam is the reality of realities there is nothing in it that could be an illusion or untrue. So massive was that form that Arjuna was frightened and requests the Lord to appear with four hands as Maha Vishnu holding the Chakra, Sankha, Gada and Padma. Lord Krishna puts Arjuna at ease and tells him not to be frightened. He then appears with four hands, holding the mace, conch, discus and lotus. Krishna is indeed beyond compare for, He reveals to Arjuna His Vishwaroopam, and bestow him with a virtue which none are eligible for. The grand old man Bhishma, the ardent devotee of the Lord is very curious and anxious to know what Lord was divulging to Arjuna.

Arjuna might have indulged in playful mocking and many a times taken the liberty of teasing the Lord while He was eating or when He was about to sleep. Arjuna might have treated the Lord just as any other friend. The reason behind such playful acts was Arjuna’s affection for Lord Krishna. Yet after having the vision of the Universal Form, Arjuna feels he should not have treated Him as he had treated other friends. But the truth is that Lord favours devotion and affection above anything else, He would not have been offended by Arjuna’s playfulness.

Krishna is truly Aparmita, Apurva, Atirikta, Anupama, Advitiya, Asamanya, Atula…….

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