Verse 11.31

Verse 11.31: “Relate unto me who Thou art, Thou of fierce form. A salutation unto Thee, O Foremost of the Gods. Be gracious; I desire to know in fulness Thee that art the Primal One, as I do not understand (the purpose of) Thy actions.” (444)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

Therefore, Oh thou Almighty that art known only by the Vedas, the Primal source of the three worlds; Oh thou Supreme Being adored by the Universe, do but once listen to my prayers”. So saying the hero bowed down his head (and placed it) at the feet of the Lord and said, “Oh, Lord of all, do hear my request. I asked for the vision of the Omnipresence for peace of mind, and thou hast stood up all of a sudden swallowing all the worlds. So (tell me) who thou art and to what purpose thou joinst many dreadful mouths? Why art thou wielding all these weapons in all thy hands? Oh, thou in full wrath hast grown to such giant size that the very sky is made to look small, and why art thou frightening me with thy angry stare at me? And why Oh Lord, art thou vying with that all destructive Yama (kṛtānta)? Do tell me all that is in thy mind.” At this Anant said: “You ask me who I am and why I have grown with such raging fury.”