Bhagavad-Gita Chapter 11, Verse 49

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	Chapter 11: The Universal Form
	Verse: 49 ma te vyatha ma ca vimudha-bhavo drstva rupam ghoram idrn mamedam vyapeta-bhih prita-manah punas tvam tad eva me rupam idam prapasya

Translation:
You have been perturbed and bewildered by seeing this horrible feature of Mine. Now let it be finished. My devotee, be free again from all disturbances. With a peaceful mind you can now see the form you desire.

Explanation:
Arjuna had previously expressed his fear and distress at seeing the universal form of the Lord. In response Krishna speaks the last two verse glorifying the universal form. Arjuna, however, in the mood of a pure devotee, remains steadfast in his attraction to the personal form of Lord. Krishna, as usual, gives in to the desires of His pure devotees and agrees to withdraw the fearful form that was disturbing Arjuna.

In the beginning of Bhagavad-gita, Arjuna had expressed his reluctance to kill his superiors like Bhishma and Drona. These thoughts were also creating disturbances in Arjuna's ability to perform his prescribed duty. However in the universal form, Krishna clearly showed that among others, Bhishma and Drona, were already killed by His arrangements. When Draupadi was being disrobed in the assembly of Kurus, then Bhishma and Drona remained silent, though it was their duty to speak and oppose the abominable act. For this fault, Bhishma and Drona had already be condemned to die by Krishna and thus Arjuna should not consider himself to be the cause of their death. Thus, one of the reasons that Krishna showed His kala-rupa form to Arjuna, is to make him understand that all the actions were actually sanctioned by Krishna and remove from Arjuna's mind any disturbances regarding his duty.

Now that the purpose of the showing the universal form had been accomplished, Arjuna was keen to move on. Srila Prabhupada comments, "Arjuna wanted to see the four-armed form, and Krishna showed him. A devotee is not much interested in the universal form, for it does not enable one to reciprocate loving feelings. Either a devotee wants to offer his respectful worshipful feelings, or he wants to see the two-handed Krishna form so that he can reciprocate in loving service with the Supreme Personality of Godhead."

Please read the Sanskrit Verse and the Prabhupada's Purport.

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LET US NOT MAKE OUR STOMACH A GRAVEYARD. LET US NOT EAT FLESH. LET US BE VEGETARIANS AND STAY HEALTHY. Animals are to be loved, not eaten. Eating flesh is good neither for the mind nor for the intellect, not even for the body. It distorts the basic character of human. Think Soul is Soul and it came from the Supreme Soul...God Head Krishna
Chant:
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare