BG 11.31
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TEXT 31
Aa:Yaaih Mae k-ae >avaNauGa]æPaae NaMaae_STau Tae devvr Pa[Saqd ) ivjaTauiMaC^aiMa >avNTaMaaÛ& Na ih Pa[JaaNaaiMa Tav Pa[v*itaMa( )) 31 ))
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.
