Chapter 11, Verse 31
Part of 11: Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog — विश्वरूपदर्शनयोगआख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद। विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्॥
Transliteration
ākhyāhi me ko bhavān ugra-rūpo namo ’stu te deva-vara prasīda vijñātum ichchhāmi bhavantam ādyaṁ na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛittim
Meaning
Tell me, who you are, so fierce of form. I offer my salutations to you, O God Supreme; have mercy on me. I desire to know you, the original Being. I do not indeed know your workings.
Word-by-word meaning
ākhyāhi — tellme — mekaḥ — whobhavān — youugra-rūpaḥ — fierce formnamaḥ astu — I bowte — to youdeva-vara — God of godsprasīda — be mercifulvijñātum — to knowichchhāmi — I wishbhavantam — youādyam — the primevalna — nothi — becauseprajānāmi — comprehendtava — yourpravṛittim — workings
Commentary
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 31?▼
Tell me, who you are, so fierce of form. I offer my salutations to you, O God Supreme; have mercy on me. I desire to know you, the original Being. I do not indeed know your workings.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 31 of Chapter 11 (Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog — Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.