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 me kaḥ bhavān ugra-rūpaḥ namaḥ astu te deva-vara prasīda vijñātum ichchhāmi bhavantam ādyam na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛittim
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.