Bhagavad Gita 11.31 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Who are you? I bow to you. Please help me understand.”
What it means
“Tell me — who are you, in this terrifying form? I bow to you, supreme God. Have mercy. I want to understand you, the first of all. I don't understand what you are doing.”
The original Sanskrit
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद । विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम् ॥
ākhyāhi me ko bhavānugrarūpo namo.astu te devavara prasīda vijñātumicchāmi bhavantamādyaṃ na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛttim
Translations
Literal translation
Tell me who You are, fierce in form. Salutation be to you, O supreme God; be gracious. I desire to fully know You who are the Prima One. For I do not understand Your actions!
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
(कृपया) मेरे प्रति कहिये, कि उग्ररूप वाले आप कौन हैं? हे देवों में श्रेष्ठ! आपको नमस्कार है, आप प्रसन्न होइये। आदि स्वरूप आपको मैं (तत्त्व से) जानना चाहता हूँ, क्योंकि आपकी प्रवृत्ति (अर्थात् प्रयोजन को) को मैं नहीं समझ पा रहा हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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