Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada
Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan
Bg 11.31
ākhyāhi me ko bhavān ugra-rūpo
namo ’stu te deva-vara prasīda
vijñātum icchāmi bhavantam ādyaṁ
na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛttim
Word for word:
ākhyāhi — please explain; me — unto me; kaḥ — who; bhavān — You; ugra–rūpaḥ — fierce form; namaḥ astu — obeisances; te — unto You; deva–vara — O great one amongst the demigods; prasīda — be gracious; vijñātum — to know; icchāmi — I wish; bhavantam — You; ādyam — the original; na — not; hi — certainly; prajānāmi — do I know; tava — Your; pravṛttim — 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. You are the primal Lord. I want to know about You, for I do not know what Your mission is.
So we see that relationship changes when Arjuna surrenders to Krishna he has used Tvam, Bhavan which is used here is more respectful address.
End of transcription.
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