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Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga

ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग

The Yoga of Renunciation of Action through Knowledge

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Chapter 4, Verse 1

अध्याय 4, श्लोक 1

श्लोक (Shlok)

श्री भगवानुवाच इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्। विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत्।।4.1।।

śrī-bhagavān uvāca imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ 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.

Word by Word Meaning

इमम्

this

विवस्वते

to Vivasvan

योगम्

Yoga

प्रोक्तवान्

taught

अहम्

I

अव्ययम्

imperishable

विवस्वान्

Vivasvan

मनवे

to Manu

प्राह

taught

मनुः

Manu

इक्ष्वाकवे

to Ikshvaku

अब्रवीत्

taught