RUB THE DUST FROM YOUR EYES AND FACE

Hear the sound of the whip cracking

Driving His horses onward.

Smell the mixture of sweat and straining animals,
rub the dust from your eyes and face.

The myriad of armies are assembled
to fight...irreconcilable differences.

See Arjuna there in the center,
His body limp and head hung down?

His friend Krishna holds the reins
and turns to him to speak.

Krishna, who is God Himself, 
has appeared as a human being.

Inconceivable but true,
He can do anything.

Does He not appear in the temple
as the Deity in order to accept offerings?

Does He not appear in the sacred mantras...
OM, Hare Krishna, Hare Rama?

Does He not appear as a human
to engage in loving pastimes with devotees?

He appears as the Deities 
but is not made of wood, marble, or brass...

He appears as the sacred mantras 
but their sound is not like the cinema or radio sounds.

He appears as human being but He is not born
does not get sick, does not get old and does not die.

Not everyone recognizes the transcendental nature of His form as the Deity in the temple.

Not everyone hears Him in the sacred mantras.

Not everyone perceives Him to be God when He appears in the human form.

In all His appearances He can be known only by Pure Devotional Service,
Service that is free from any desire other than to please the Lord.

Then the veil of material exterior energy is removed.
He is conquered by such Pure Devotion and reveals Himself to His devotee.