Bhagavad Gita 11.31
Chapter 11: Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (The Cosmic Form) · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपोनमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद ।विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यंन हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम् ॥
ākhyāhi me ko bhavānugrarūponamo'stu te devavara prasīda |vijñātumicchāmi bhavantamādyaṃna hi prajānāmi tava pravṛttim ||
Meaning of Gita 11.31 in English
Arjuna bows and pleads: tell me who you are in this fierce form; I want to know you, the original one, for I do not understand what you are doing.
गीता 11.31 का हिंदी अर्थ
अर्जुन प्रणाम करके कहते हैं कि उग्र रूप वाले आप कौन हैं, मुझे बताइए; हे देवश्रेष्ठ, प्रसन्न होइए; मैं आप आदि पुरुष को जानना चाहता हूँ, क्योंकि मैं आपकी इस लीला को नहीं समझ पा रहा।
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