आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो नमो ऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद ।
विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम् ॥ ३१ ॥
akhyahi me ko bhavan ugra-rupo
namo 'stu te deva-vara prasida
vijnatum icchami bhavantam adyam
na hi prajanami tava pravrttim
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.
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.