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Bhagavad Gita 4.3
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Sanskrit
स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः।
भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम्
भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम्
Transliteration
sa evāyaṁ mayā te ’dya yogaḥ proktaḥ purātanaḥ
bhakto ’si me sakhā cheti rahasyaṁ hyetad uttamam
bhakto ’si me sakhā cheti rahasyaṁ hyetad uttamam
Synonyms
arjunaḥ uvāca: Arjuna said;
aparam: junior;
bhavataḥ: Your;
janma: birth;
param: superior;
janma: birth;
vivasvataḥ: of the sun-god;
katham: how;
etat: this;
vijānīyām: shall I understand;
tvam: You;
ādau: in the beginning;
proktavān: instructed;
iti: thus .;
English Meaning
Arjuna said: The sun-god Vivasvān is senior by birth to You. How am I to understand that in the beginning You instructed this science to him?
Life Theme
Knowledge and Action
Life Application
Learning from mentors and applying knowledge in practical life decisions.