आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो
नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।
विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं
न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
Tell me who You are, fierce in form. Salutations to You, O Supreme God; be gracious. I desire to fully know You, who are the Prime One. For I do not understand Your actions!
Osho’s Commentary
Arjuna is completely bewildered. He asks, “Who are you, of this terrible form?” He offers salutations, and he begs for mercy. “I wish to know you,” he says, “for I do not understand what you are doing.” All his previous concepts of God have been shattered. He is faced with a reality that is beyond his comprehension. This is the moment of true inquiry. When all your old answers have failed, when you are left in a state of complete unknowing, then a real question can arise from the depths of your being. Arjuna is no longer a warrior, no longer a philosopher. He is just a bewildered soul, standing before the ultimate mystery, and asking, “Who are you?”