Bhagavad Gita 4.3स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः।भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम् ॥
sa evāyaṁ mayā te ’dya yogaḥ proktaḥ purātanaḥ
bhakto ’si me sakhā cheti rahasyaṁ hyetad uttamam
Sanskrit recitation
Wisdom that returns in every age · 4.1–4.15 · Teaching
Translation
That same ancient yoga has been today taught to you by me, for you are my devotee and my friend; it is the supreme secret.
Hindi translation
तू मेरा भक्त और प्रिय सखा है, इसलिये वही यह पुरातन योग आज मैंने तुझसे कहा है; क्योंकि यह बड़ा उत्तम रहस्य है।
Meaning
This Yoga contains profound and subtle teachings. Hence it is the supreme secret which is revealed by the Lord.
After Swami Sivananda
Wisdom that returns in every age· 4.1–4.15→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 4.1The Blessed Lord said, "I taught this imperishable Yoga to Vivasvan; he then told it to…
- 4.2This, handed down in regular succession by the royal sages, was known. This Yoga, however,…
4.3That same ancient yoga has been today taught to you by me, for you are my devotee and my…
- 4.4Arjuna said, "Later was Thy birth, and prior to it was the birth of Vivasvan (the Sun);…
- 4.5The Blessed Lord said, "Many births of Mine have passed, as well as of thine, O Arjuna; I…
- 4.6Though I am unborn and of imperishable nature, and though I am the Lord of all beings,…
- 4.7Whenever there is a decline of righteousness and an increase of unrighteousness, O Arjuna,…
- 4.8For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the…
- 4.9He who thus knows, in their true light, My divine birth and actions, having abandoned the…
- 4.10Freed from attachment, fear, and anger, absorbed in Me, taking refuge in Me, purified by…
- 4.11In whatever way men approach Me, even so do I reward them; My path do men tread in all…
- 4.12Those who long for success in action in this world sacrifice to the gods; for success is…
- 4.13The fourfold caste has been created by Me according to the differentiation of Guna and…
- 4.14Actions do not taint Me, nor do I have a desire for the fruit of actions. He who knows Me…
- 4.15Having known this, the ancient seekers of freedom also performed action; therefore, do…
Word-by-word→
- hi
- certainly
- me
- my
- te
- unto you
- asi
- you are
- cha
- and
- eva
- certainly
- iti
- therefore
- adya
- today
- ayam
- this
- etat
- this
- mayā
- by me
- saḥ
- that
- sakhā
- friend
- uttamam
- supreme
- yogaḥ
- the science of Yog
- rahasyam
- secret
- bhaktaḥ
- devotee
- proktaḥ
- reveal
- purātanaḥ
- ancient
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