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The Universal Form
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obeisances with great respect, and with folded hands he is praying to Kṛṣṇa. He is praising the universal form. Thus Arjuna’s relationship becomes one of wonder rather than friendship. Great devotees see Kṛṣṇa as the reservoir of all relationships. In the scriptures there are twelve basic kinds of relationships mentioned, and all of them are present in Kṛṣṇa. It is said that He is the ocean of all the relationships exchanged between two living entities, between the gods, or between the Supreme Lord and His devotees.
It is said that Arjuna was inspired by the relationship of wonder, and in that wonder, although he was by nature very sober, calm and quiet, he became ecstatic, his hair stood up, and he began to offer his obeisances unto the Supreme Lord with folded hands. He was not, of course, afraid. He was affected by the wonders of the Supreme Lord. The immediate context is wonder; his natural loving friendship was overwhelmed by wonder, and thus he reacted in this way.
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अर्जुन उबाच ।।
पञ्चामि देवांस्तव देव देहे
सर्वोत्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्खान् ।।
ब्रह्माण्मीशं कमलासनस्य--
मृगींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान् ॥१५॥
arjuna uvāca
pašyāmi devāms tava deva dehe
sarvāms tathā bhūta-viśeṣa-saṅghān
brahmāṇam īśaṁ kamalāsana-stham
[pšimáš ca sarvān uragāmáš ca divyān
arjunaḥ uvāca —Arjuna said;  paśyāmi —I see;  devān —all the demigods;  tava —Your;  deva —O Lord;  dehe —in the body;  sarvān —all;  tathā —also;  bhūta —living entities;  viśeṣa-saṅghān —specifically assembled;  brahmāṇam —Lord Brahmā;  īśam —Lord Śiva;  kamala-āsana-stham —sitting on the lotus flower;  ṛṣīn —great sages;  ca —also;  sarvān —all;  uragān —serpents;  ca —also;  divyān —divine.