Bhagavad Gita — BG4.4
Chapter 4: Jñāna Karm Sanyās Yog · Verse 4 of 42
संस्कृत श्लोक · Sanskrit Shloka
अर्जुन उवाच |
अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः |
कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति ||४-४||
Transliteration
arjuna uvāca . aparaṃ bhavato janma paraṃ janma vivasvataḥ . kathametadvijānīyāṃ tvamādau proktavāniti ||4-4||
हिन्दी अनुवाद · Hindi Translation
अर्जुन ने कहा -- आपका जन्म अपर अर्थात् पश्चात का है और विवस्वान् का जन्म (आपके) पूर्व का है, इसलिये यह मैं कैसे जानूँ कि (सृष्टि के) आदि में आपने (इस योग को) कहा था?
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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About BG4.4
Bhagavad Gita BG4.4 is verse 4 of Chapter 4 — Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga (Jñāna Karm Sanyās Yog). This chapter is called Path of Knowledge and the Disciplines of Action. The English translation is: “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?”.