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Bhagavad Gita 3.43
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Sanskrit
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।
जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्
जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्
Transliteration
evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā sanstabhyātmānam ātmanā
jahi śhatruṁ mahā-bāho kāma-rūpaṁ durāsadam
jahi śhatruṁ mahā-bāho kāma-rūpaṁ durāsadam
Synonyms
śrī: bhagavān 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: Vivasvān (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 Ikṣvāku;
abravīt: said .;
English Meaning
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.
Life Theme
Selfless Action
Life Application
Working hard in a team or organization without being driven only by personal credit or reward.