Bhagavad Gita
Jnana-karma-sannyasa-yoga (The Yoga of Divine Knowledge, Action and Renunciation)4.1
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Bhagavad Gita · 4.1
Devanāgarī

श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम् ।
विवस्वान्मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत् ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

śrī-bhagavān uvāca |
imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham avyayam |
vivasvān manave prāha manur ikṣvākave 'bravīt ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
श्रीभगवान् उवाचśrī-bhagavān uvācathe Blessed Lord said
इमम्imamthis
विवस्वतेvivasvateto Vivasvān (the sun-god)
योगम्yogamyoga, the science of connection with God
प्रोक्तवान्proktavānI taught, I imparted
अहम्ahamI
अव्ययम्avyayameternal, imperishable, unchanging
विवस्वान्vivasvānVivasvān
मनवेmanaveto Manu (the forefather of humankind)
प्राहprāhaimparted, told
मनुःmanuḥManu
इक्ष्वाकवेikṣvākaveto Ikṣvāku (founder of the solar dynasty of kings)
अब्रवीत्abravīttold
Translation

The Blessed Lord said: “This eternal science of yoga I taught to Vivasvān, the sun-god. Vivasvān imparted it to Manu, the forefather of humankind, and Manu, in turn, taught it to King Ikṣvāku.”

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