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.

The question that breaks through the terror: Who are you? Even after the teachings of ten chapters, even after the vision of divine glories, even after recognizing Krishna as the Supreme — face to face with the all-devouring form, Arjuna must ask again. The question is not ignorance but awe: what is your mission? Why this consuming?