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Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga · Knowledge & Renunciation of Action

Bhagavad Gita 4.4

Sanskrit

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः । कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति ॥4.4॥

Transliteration

aparaṃ bhavato janma paraṃ janma vivasvataḥ | kathametadvijānīyāṃ tvamādau proktavāniti ‖4.4‖

Meaning

“Arjuna said: Your birth was later, Vivasvan's birth was earlier, how am I to understand that You taught this in the beginning?”

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