Chapter 11: The Universal Form

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gita As It Is 11.31

akhyahi me ko bhavan ugra-rupo

namo 'stu te deva-vara prasida

vijnatum icchami bhavantam adyam

na hi prajanami tava pravrttim

SYNONYMS

akhyahi -- please explain; me -- unto me; kah -- who; bhavan -- You; ugra-rupah -- fierce form; namah astu -- obeisances; te -- unto You; deva-vara -- O great one amongst the demigods; prasida -- be gracious; vijnatum -- to know; icchami -- I wish; bhavantam -- You; adyam -- the original; na -- not; hi -- certainly; prajanami -- do I know; tava -- Your; pravrttim -- 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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