BG 11.31
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद ।
विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम् ॥
विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम् ॥
ākhyāhi me ko bhavān ugra-rūpo namo ’stu te deva-vara prasīda
vijñātum icchāmi bhavantam ādyaṁ na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛttim
vijñātum icchāmi bhavantam ādyaṁ na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛttim
Word-for-word meanings
ākhyāhi — please tell; me — me; kaḥ — who; bhavān — You [are]; ugra-rūpaḥ — O ferocious one; deva-vara — O best of the devas; astu — let there be; namaḥ — salutations; te — to You; prasīda — please be gracious; icchāmi — I wish; vijñātum — to know; bhavantam — You; ādyam — the primeval being; hi — since; na prajānāmi — I do not know; tava — Your; pravṛttim — purpose.
Translation
Please tell me who You are, O ferocious one. O best of the devas, I offer salutations to You, please be gracious. I wish to know You, the primeval being, since I do not comprehend Your purpose.