O universal form, O thousand-armed Lord, I wish to see You in Your four-armed form, with helmeted head, with club, wheel, conch and lotus flower in Your hands. I long to see You in that form.

Arjuna asks for the familiar four-armed form of Vishnu/Krishna — the form with crown, mace, discus, and lotus. Not the thousand-armed terror. The specific, recognizable, beloved form. After the overwhelming immensity of the viśvarūpa, the human heart longs for the intimate and particular. Love requires a face it can see.