Bhagavad Gita
· Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga 4
· Verse 4
Verified original
अर्जुन उवाच
अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः
कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति
അപരം ഭവതോ ജന്മ പരം ജന്മ വിവസ്വതഃ കഥമേതദ്വിജാനീയാം ത്വമാദൌ പ്രോക്തവാനിതി
arjuna uvāca aparaṃ bhavato janma paraṃ janma vivasvataḥ kathametadvijānīyāṃ tvamādau proktavāniti
English Translation
Arjuna said Your birth was later, (whereas) the birth of Vivasvan was earlier. How am I to understand this that You instructed (him) in the beginning?
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Explanation · English
Thy birth took place later in the hourse of Vasudeva Vivasvan or Vivasvat (the Sun) was born earlier in the beginning of evolution. How am I to believe that Thou taughtest this Yoga in the beginning to Vivasvan? and that Thou? the selfsame person? hast now taught it to me I am not able to reconcile this. Be kind enought to enlighten me? O my Lord.