Chapter 4 Verse 1 of 43

• śrī-bhagavān uvāca
• imaḿ vivasvate yogaḿ
• proktavān aham avyayam
• vivasvān manave prāha
• manur ikṣvākave 'bravīt

Translation

The Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, said: I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvān, and Vivasvān instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn instructed it to Ikṣvāku.

Synonyms

• uvāca

  the Supreme Personality of Godhead said

• imam

  this

• vivasvate

  unto the sun-god

• yogam

  the science of one's relationship to the Supreme

• proktavān

  instructed

• aham

  I

• avyayam

  imperishable

• vivasvān

  Vivasvan (the sun-god's name)

• manave

  unto the father of mankind (of the name Vaivasvata)

• prāha

  told

• manuḥ

  the father of mankind

• ikṣvākave

  unto King Iksvaku

• abravīt

  said.

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