A fter seeing the universal form, Arjuna was perturbed and addressed Kṛṣṇa: "After seeing this universal form, which I have never seen before, 1 am gladdened, but at the same time my mind is disturbed with fear. Therefore, please bestow Your grace upon me and reveal again Your form as the Personality of Godhead, O Lord of lords, O abode of the.universe. I wish to see You in Your four-armed form, with helmeted head and with club, wheel, conch, and lotus flower in Your hands. I long to see You in that form."
Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa displayed His four-armed form, and at last He showed His two-armed form, thus encouraging the fearful Arjuna. When Arjuna saw Kṛṣṇa in His original form, he said, "O Kṛṣṇa, seeing this humanlike form, so very beautiful, 1 am now composed in mind, and I am restored to my original nature."
Lord Kṛṣṇa replied, "My dear Arjuna, this form of Mine you are now seeing is very difficult to behold. Even the demigods are ever seeking the opportunity to see this form, which is so dear. The form 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 lam. Mydear Arjuna, only by undivided devotional service can I be understood as I am, standing before you, and can thus be seen directly. Only in this way can you enter into the mysteries of My understanding."