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The Universal Form
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loving transcendental service to the Lord from the beginning, then one can see the Lord by revelation. Every living entity is only a spiritual spark; therefore it is not possible to see or to understand the Supreme Lord. Arjuna, as a devotee, does not depend on his speculative strength; rather, he admits his limitations as a living entity and acknowledges Kṛṣṇa's inestimable position. Arjuna could understand that for a living entity it is not possible to understand the unlimited infinite. If the infinite reveals Himself, then it is possible to understand the nature of the infinite by the grace of the infinite. The word  yogeśvara  is also very significant here because the Lord has inconceivable power. If He likes, He can reveal Himself by His grace, although He is unlimited. Therefore Arjuna pleads for the inconceivable grace of Kṛṣṇa. He does not give Kṛṣṇa orders. Kṛṣṇa is not obliged to reveal Himself to anyone unless one surrenders fully in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and engages in devotional service. Thus it is not possible for persons who depend on the strength of their mental speculations to see Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 5
श्रीभगवानुवाच । 
    पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः । 
    नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च ॥ ५ ॥
śrī bhagavān uvāca paśya me pārtha rūpāṇi śataśoʾtha sahasraśaḥ nānā-vidhāni divyāni nānā-varṇākṛtīni ca
śrī bhagavān uvāca —the Supreme Personality of Godhead said;  paśya —just see;  me —Mine;  pārtha —O son of Pṛthā;  rūpāṇi —forms;  śataśaḥ —hundreds;  atha —also;  sahasraśaḥ —thousands;  nānā-vidhāni —variegated;  divyāni —divine;  nānā —variegated;  varṇa —colored;  akṛtīni —forms;  ca —also.
TRANSLATION
The Blessed Lord said: My dear Arjuna, O son of Pṛthā, behold now My opulences, hundreds of thousands of varied divine forms, multicolored like the sea.