BG 11.31

Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1983+) - Chapter 11: The Universal Form

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 31

आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद ।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम् ॥३१॥

ākhyāhi me ko bhavān ugra-rūpo

namo 'stu te deva-vara prasīda

vijñātum icchāmi bhavantam ādyaṁ

na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛttim

SYNONYMS

ākhyāhi—please explain; me—unto me; kaḥ—who; bhavān—You; ugra-rūpaḥ—fierce form; namaḥ astu—obeisances; te—unto You; deva-vara—O great one amongst the demigods; prasīda—be gracious; vijñātum—to know; icchāmi—I wish; bhavantam—You; ādyam—the original; na—not; hi—certainly; prajānāmi—do I know; tava—Your; pravṛttim—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. You are the primal Lord. I want to know about You, for I do not know what Your mission is.

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