Bg. 11.31

Devanāgarī

आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद । विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम् ॥ ३१ ॥

Synonyms

ākhyāhi—please explain;me—unto me;kaḥ—who;bhavān—You;ugra-rūpaḥ—fierce form;namaḥastu—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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