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Bhagavad-gītā 11.31
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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
ākhyāhiplease explain — please explain; meunto me — unto me; kaḥwho — who; bhavānYou — You; ugrafierce form-rūpaḥfierce form — fierce form; namaḥobeisances astuobeisances — obeisances; teunto You — unto You; devaO great one amongst the demigods-varaO great one amongst the demigods — O great one amongst the demigods; prasīdabe gracious — be gracious; vijñātumto know — to know; icchāmiI wish — I wish; bhavantamYou — You; ādyamthe original — the original; nanot — not; hicertainly — certainly; prajānāmido I know — do I know; tavaYour — Your; pravṛttimmission — mission.
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.