4. Philosophy of Action

Jñāna Karm Sanyās Yog

BG 4.3

It is this same ancient Yoga that I am now teaching you, for you are my devotee and my friend. This is the supreme secret.

स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः
भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम्

  • sa — that

  • evāyaṁ — this certainly

    • eva — certainly

    • ayam — this

  • mayā — by me

  • te — unto you

  • ’dya — today
    adya—today

  • yogaḥ — Yoga

  • proktaḥ — reveal

  • purātanaḥ — ancient

  • bhakto — devotee

  • ’si — you are

  • me — my

  • sakhā — friend

  • cheti — and therefore

    • cha — and

    • iti — therefore

  • rahasyaṁ — secret

  • hyetad — this certainly
    hi—certainly; etat—this;

  • uttamam — supreme

Krishna said: I taught this imperishable Yoga to the Sun god Vivasvan; Vivasvan taught it to Manu, the original man; Manu told it to Ikshvaku, the first king.

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The saintly kings received this science in a continuous succession, until after a long time, it was lost.

[2]

It is this same ancient Yoga that I am now teaching you, for you are my devotee and my friend. This is the supreme secret.

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