अर्जुन उवाच
4.4 अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः। कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति
arjuna uvāca
aparaṃ bhavato janma paraṃ janma vivasvataḥ | katham
Word meanings
aparam—later;bhavataḥ—your;janma—birth;param—prior;janma—birth;vivasvataḥ—Vivasvan, the sun-god;katham—how;etat—this;vijānīyām—am I to understand;tvam—you;ādau—in the beginning;proktavān—taught;iti—thus
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Arjuna said, "Your birth is later, while the birth of Vivasvat is earlier; how am I then to understand that You had properly taught him this in the beginning?"
Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?
Arjuna said Later was your birth, and earlier the birth of Vivasvan. How then am I to understand that you taught it in the beginning?
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?
Later on was Thy birth, and prior to it was the birth of Vivasvan (the Sun); how am I to understand that Thou didst teach this Yoga in the beginning?
4.6 अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्। प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया
aj
Word meanings
ajaḥ—unborn;api—although;san—being so;avyaya ātmā—Imperishable nature;bhūtānām—of (all) beings;īśhvaraḥ—the Lord;api—although;san—being;prakṛitim—nature;svām—of myself;adhiṣhṭhāya—situated;sambhavāmi—I manifest;ātma-māyayā—by my Yogmaya power
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Though I am unborn and changeless Self, though I am the Lord of all beings, yet, presiding over My own nature, I take birth by My own trick of illusion.
have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself.
Though I am birthless and of immutable nature, though I am the Lord of all beings, yet by employing My own Nature (Prakrti) I am born out of My own free will.
Though I am birthless, undecaying by nature, and the Lord of beings, (still) by subjugating My Prakriti, I take birth by means of My own Maya.
Though I am unborn and of imperishable nature, and though I am the Lord of all beings, yet, ruling over My own Nature, I am born by My own Maya.
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ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 4: Wisdom in Action
jñānakarmasaṃnyāsayoga
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श्रीभगवानुवाच
4.5 बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन। तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप
śrī bhagavān uvāca
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Word meanings
bahūni—many;me—of mine;vyatītāni—have passed;janmāni—births;tava—of yours;cha—and;arjuna—Arjun;tāni—them;aham—I;veda—know;sarvāṇi—all;na—not;tvam—you;vettha—know;parantapa—Arjun, the scorcher of foes
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The Bhagavat said, "O Arjuna, many births of Mine as well as yours have passed. All of them I know, but you do not, O scorcher of foes!"
Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have been born again and again, from time to time; thou too,O Arjuna! My births are known to Me, but thou knowest not thine.
The Lord said Many births of Mine have passed, O Arjuna, and so is it with you also. I know them all, but you do not know them.
The Blessed Lord said O Arjuna, many lives of Mine have passed, and so have yours. I know them all, (but) you know not, O scorcher of enemies!
Many births of Mine have passed, as well as of thine, O Arjuna! I know them all but thou knowest not, O Parantapa!
