Verse 11.31

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 11.31:

आख्याहि मे को भवान् उग्र-रूपो नमो’स्तु ते देव-वर प्रसीद ।
विज्ञातुम् इच्छामि भवन्तम् आद्यं न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम् ॥ ३१ ॥

ākhyāhi me ko bhavān ugra-rūpo namo’stu te deva-vara prasīda |
vijñātum icchāmi bhavantam ādyaṃ na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛttim || 31 ||

ākhyāhi–tell; me–me; kaḥ–who?; bhavān–You; ugra-rūpaḥ–fierce form of the Lord; namaḥ astu–let my obeisances be; te–unto You; deva-vara–O best amongst the gods; prasīda–be pleased; vijñātum–to clearly understand; icchāmi–I wish; bhavantam–Your honour; ādyam–the primeval cause; na–not; hi–because; prajānāmi–understand; tava–Your; pravṛttim–activities.

O best among the gods, I offer my obeisances unto You. Kindly be pleased and tell me who You are in this ferocious form. I very much want to understand You, the primeval cause, because I do not comprehend Your activities.

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