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The Blessed Lord said O Arjuna, this Cosmic Form has graciously been shown to thee by Me by My own Yogic power; full of splendour, primeval, and infinite, this Cosmic Form of Mine has never been seen before by anyone other than thyself.

The Lord said: Out of my favour toward you, Arjuna, by my own power of yoga I have shown you this supreme form, made of radiance, universal, infinite and primal, which no one but you has seen before.

Krishna speaks again, now gently. He tells Arjuna that he showed him the supreme form out of his own pleasure and grace, through his power of yoga. The form is radiant, all-encompassing, endless and primal, and no one other than Arjuna has seen it before. The emphasis falls on grace. Arjuna did not earn the vision; Krishna gave it because he was pleased with him. The words also console Arjuna after his fear. What frightened him was a rare gift, a sign of how dear he is to Krishna, not a punishment or a threat.