Gita 11.47 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Before Krishna reveals the forms [...]
Which form of God is most special: universal form, four-handed form or two-handed form?
Which form of God is most special: universal form, four-handed form or two-handed form? The universal form revealed by Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita’s eleventh chapter [...]
Gita 11.55 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan After this Krishna will summarize [...]
What is unprecedented about Krishna’s revelation of the universal form to Arjuna
In the Bhagavad-gita’s eleventh chapter, Krishna states twice that his revelation of the universal form is unprecedented (11.06: adrishta-purvani, 11.47: na drishta-purvam). Arjuna too confirms [...]
The remarkable conclusion to the Gita chapter on the universal form
In the Bhagavad-gita, the eleventh chapter reveals the kala-rupa, the form of time in its destructive manifestation. Not only did this form depict how almost [...]
Gita 11.40 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Normally when we go to [...]
Gita 11.45 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 11.45 adṛṣṭa-pūrvaṁ hṛṣito ’smi [...]
Gita 09.22 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Now Krishna will contrast demigod [...]
Why Arjuna requests Krishna to stop the revelation of his universal form
Toward the end of the Bhagavad-gita’s eleventh chapter, when Krishna’s revelation of his universal form turns too fearsome for Arjuna to bear, Arjuna requests Krishna [...]
Gita 09.34 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan bhajasva mām is elaborated in [...]
How a thrilling vision turns chilling
In the Bhagavad-gita’s eleventh chapter, Arjuna beholds the universal form. What he speaks while beholding that cosmic theophany (11.15-31) gives us a sense of his [...]
The only prayers offered by Arjuna to Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita
Prayers are a natural and prominent feature amid human-divine interactions, yet they don’t occur much in the Bhagavad-gita, even though it is a human-divine interaction. [...]
Gita 11.05 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan In different religions sages got [...]
Gita 11.30 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 11.30 lelihyase grasamānaḥ samantāl [...]
How the Gita describes the universal form
The Bhagavad-gita uses a distinctive structure for introducing the universal form. First, Krishna explains to Arjuna what he will be showing; then, Sanjaya explains to [...]
How the universal form demonstrates the Gita’s teaching
The revelation of the universal form is the most dramatic event in the Bhagavad-gita’s narrative. Why is this dramatic revelation present in a philosophical book [...]
Gita 11.32 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 11.32 śrī-bhagavān uvāca kālo [...]
Why is the universal form so ghastly?
In the Bhagavad-gita’s eleventh chapter, the universal form is shown to be devouring the major warriors assembled on the battlefield. Why is the form so [...]
Gita 09.01 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 9.1 śrī-bhagavān uvāca idaṁ [...]
Gita 11.31 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 11.31 ākhyāhi me ko [...]
Why does Krishna reveal his form as time?
When Arjuna asks Krishna to display the universal form, Krishna obliges, but also displays something extra: his form as time. Why this bonus revelation? Because [...]