Arjuna; What Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada said about him

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Arjuna’s idea of the Lord is mixed with knowledge of His godhood and is

therefore not pure friendship. There is a difference between

visrambha-sakhya-rasa and gaurava-sakhya-rasa (friendship with awe and

reverence). On the platform of visrambha-sakhya-rasa, Krsna’s friends will

climb on Krsna’s shoulders, feed Him contaminated tala fruits in the

Talavana forest, fight with Him, and compel Him to carry them on His

shoulders. But Arjuna is struck with wonder when he sees Krsna’s universal

form. He says, “O Lord! You are so opulent and great. I have committed an

offense by addressing You as friend. Please forgive me.” He spoke like this

because he was overwhelmed by Krsna’s opulence.