Chapter 11: The Universal Form
Bg 11.31
TEXT 31
akhyahi me ko bhavan ugra-rupo
namo 'stu te deva-vara prasida
vijnatum icchami bhavantam adyam
na hi prajanami tava pravrttim
namo 'stu te deva-vara prasida
vijnatum icchami bhavantam adyam
na hi prajanami tava pravrttim
SYNONYMS
äkhyähi—please explain; me—unto me; kaù—who; bhavän—You; ugra-rüpaù—fierce form; namaù astu—obeisances; te—unto You; deva-vara—the great one amongst the demigods; praséda—be gracious; vijïätum—just to know; icchämi—I wish; bhavantam—You; ädyam—the original; na—never; hi—certainly; prajänämi—do I know; tava—Your; pravåttim—mission.
TRANSLATION
O Lord of lords, so fierce of form, please tell me who You are. I offer my obeisances unto You; please be gracious to me. I do not know what Your mission is, and I desire to hear of it.
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