BG 11.31
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.