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Four-armed form

1 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on four-armed form. Explore teachings across 1 chapter.

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Kirīṭinaṁ gadinaṁ chakra-hastam icchāmi tvāṁ draṣhṭum ahaṁ tathaiva, tenaiva rūpeṇa chatur-bhujena sahasra-bāho bhava vishva-mūrte

I wish to see You as before with Your crown, mace, and discus in hand. O thousand-armed, universal form, please appear in that four-armed form.

  • •The devotee prefers the personal form over the cosmic one
  • •God's familiar form is more approachable than the universal form
  • •Love seeks intimacy, not mere vastness