Text 5311
The Universal Form
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Absolute Truth can actually be understood. The transcendentalist, by continuous Kṛṣṇa consciousness and by devotional service to Kṛṣṇa, can have his spiritual eyes opened and can see Kṛṣṇa by revelation. Such a revelation is not possible even for the demigods; therefore it is difficult even for the demigods to understand Kṛṣṇa, and the advanced demigods are always in hope of seeing Kṛṣṇa in His two-handed form. The conclusion is that although to see the universal form of Kṛṣṇa is very, very difficult and not possible for anyone and everyone, it is still more difficult to understand His personal form as Śyāmasundara.
TEXT 53
नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया । 
    शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्ट्वानसि मां यथा ॥५३॥
nāhaṁ vedair na tapasā na dānena na cejyayā śakya evaṁ-vidho draṣṭuṁ drṣṭavān asi māṁ yathā
na —never;  aham —I;  vedaiḥ —by study of the  Vedas ;  na —never;  tapasā —by serious penances;  na —never;  dānena —by charity;  na —never;  ca —also;  ijyayā —by worship;  śakyaḥ —is it possible;  evam-vidhaḥ —like this;  draṣṭum —to see;  dṛṣṭavān —seeing;  asi —you are;  mām —Me;  yathā —as.
TRANSLATION
The form which you are seeing with your transcendental eyes cannot be understood simply by studying the Vedas, nor by undergoing serious penances, nor by charity, nor by worship. It is not by these means that one can see Me as I am.
PURPORT
Krṣṇa first appeared before His parents Devakī and Vasudeva in a four-handed form, and then He transformed Himself into the two-handed form. This mystery is very difficult to understand for those who are atheists or who are devoid of devotional service. For scholars who have simply studied Vedic literature by way of speculation or out of mere academic