Chapter 11 · Verse 31
Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God
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
Word Meanings
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
Translation
Tell me who You are, so fierce in form. I bow to You, O greatest of gods; be merciful. I wish to know You, the Primeval One, for I cannot comprehend Your workings.