Guest (9): I have a question. Why hasn't anybody seen Kṛṣṇa's universal form before He showed it to Arjuna?
Devotee: (explaining) Why hasn't anyone seen Kṛṣṇa's universal form before He showed it to Arjuna?
Prabhupāda: Hmm?
Devotee: Why has no one seen . . . in Bhagavad-gītā it says that no one had seen . . . Kṛṣṇa says that, "No one before you have seen My universal form." Why is that, Śrīla Prabhupāda?
Prabhupāda: You become like Arjuna, you will see. First of all you become like Arjuna, friend of Kṛṣṇa. Then you will see. Do you think you are as good as Arjuna? Kṛṣṇa says Arjuna, addressing, that "I am instructing to you, My dear Arjuna, because you are My dear friend. And you are very great devotee." Bhakto 'si priyo 'si me rahasyam etad uttamam (BG 4.3). "I am speaking to you this Bhagavad-gītā because you are qualified." What is that qualification? "Because you are My devotee and very intimate friend" So you become also intimate friend and devotee, you will understand everything. That is our request. If Arjuna could become a friend and devotee, you can also become. Why you are losing this opportunity? That is our propaganda. You also become a friend, a devotee, and be happy and see Kṛṣṇa as He is. That is our program. It is not limited to Arjuna. It is meant for everyone. When Kṛṣṇa said, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja (BG 18.66), He does not say only to Arjuna; he is simply symbolic representation. He says everyone. So let us take this opportunity and become like Arjuna. That is perfection of life.