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किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव। तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते।।

kirīṭinaṁ gadinaṁ cakra-hastaṁ icchāmi tvāṁ draṣṭum ahaṁ tathaiva tenaiva rūpeṇa catur-bhujena sahasra-bāho bhava viśva-mūrte

kirīṭinam (with a helmet) gadinam (with a mace) cakra-hastam (with a disc in hand) icchāmi (I wish) tvām (You) draṣṭum (to see) aham (I) tathā eva (similarly) tena eva (in that) rūpeṇa (form) catur-bhujena (four-armed) sahasra-bāho (O thousand-armed one) bhava (become) viśva-mūrte (O Universal Form).

O universal form, O thousand-armed Lord, 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.

Arjuna specifically describes the form he wants to see: the four-armed Nārāyaṇa form, wearing a helmet and holding a mace, disc, conch, and lotus. He asks the ‘thousand-armed’ Universal Form to contract back into this majestic but relatable divinity. He wants to see the Lord as the Sovereign of Vaikuṇṭha. This request shows that Arjuna now understands the hierarchy of forms. He wants to move from the chaotic, material-looking Universal Form to the orderly, spiritual Four-Armed Form. This is a step toward regaining his composure. By seeing Kṛṣṇa as Nārāyaṇa, Arjuna’s faith in Kṛṣṇa’s divinity is preserved, but the terrifying intensity of the Viśvarūpa is removed. It teaches us that our meditation should move toward forms of beauty and grace. While God can be everything and anything, He chooses to manifest in specific ways that invite our affection. Arjuna is essentially saying: “I know You are the universe, but please show me Your beautiful face so I can love You again.”