Chapter 11 · The Universal Form

अर्जुनArjuna speaks

Text 11.31

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

Recitation · Text 11.31
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (18 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Tell me who You are, of such fierce form. Salutations to You, best of gods; be gracious. I wish to know You, the primal one, for I do not understand what You are doing. He no longer recognises his friend.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:He no longer recognises his friend, and asks who he is.