Bhagavad Gita · 11.31
॥
Devanāgarī
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो
नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद ।
विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं
न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ākhyāhi me ko bhavān ugra-rūpo
namo 'stu te deva-vara prasīda |
vijñātum icchāmi bhavantam ādyaṁ
na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛttim ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
आख्याहि मेākhyāhi metell me, reveal to me.
कः भवान्kaḥ bhavānwho are You?
उग्ररूपःugra-rūpaḥO You in this terrible form!
नमः अस्तु तेnamaḥ astu telet there be obeisances unto You.
देववरdeva-varaO best of gods!
प्रसीदprasīdabe merciful!
विज्ञातुम् इच्छामिvijñātum icchāmiI desire (icchāmi) to understand (vijñātum).
भवन्तम् आद्यम्bhavantam ādyamYou, the primeval one.
न हि प्रजानामिna hi prajānāmifor I do not understand.
तव प्रवृत्तिम्tava pravṛttimYour mission, Your purpose.
Translation
“Tell me who You are, appearing in this terrible form. Obeisances unto You, O best of gods; be merciful! I long to understand You, the primeval one, for I cannot comprehend Your purpose.”
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