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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 31

The Universal Form

आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद। विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्

ākhyāhi me ko bhavān ugra-rūpo namo ’stu te deva-vara prasīda vijñātum ichchhāmi bhavantam ādyaṁ na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛittim

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.31 mean?

Tell me then, who are You, who wears this dreadful form? I bow before You, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see You as You were at first. I do not know what Your intentions are.

Word-by-word meaning

ākhyāhi—tell · me—me · kaḥ—who · bhavān—you · ugra-rūpaḥ—fierce form · namaḥ astu—I bow · te—to you · deva-vara—God of gods · prasīda—be merciful · vijñātum—to know · ichchhāmi—I wish · bhavantam—you · ādyam—the primeval · na—not · hi—because · prajānāmi—comprehend · tava—your · pravṛittim—workings

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