Chapter 11. The Universal
Form
TEXT 31
akhyahi me ko bhavan ugra-rupo
namo 'stu te deva-vara prasida
vijnatum icchami bhavantam adyam
na hi prajanami tava pravrttim
SYNONYMS
akhyahi--please
explain; me--unto me; kah--who; bhavan--You; ugra-rupah--fierce
form; namah astu--obeisances; te--unto You; deva-vara--the
great one amongst the demigods; prasida--be gracious; vijnatum--just
to know; icchami--I wish; bhavantam--You; adyam--the
original; na--never; hi--certainly; prajanami--do
I know; tava--Your; pravrttim--mission.
TRANSLATION
O Lord of
lords, so fierce of form, please tell me who You are. I offer my obeisances
unto You; please be gracious to me. I do not know what Your mission is,
and I desire to hear of it.
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