॥ Om Sri Paramadmane Nama:॥ Ada Chaturtho’dhyaayah:। Gyan Karma Sanyas Yoga (The state of action, wisdom and renunciation)

Sri Bhagavan Uvacha।

imam vivasvate yogam proktavan aham avyayam। vivasvan manave praha manur iksvakave ’bravit॥ 4.1 ॥

Sri Krishna said: I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvan, and Vivasvan instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn instructed it to Ikshavaku.

evam parampara-praptam imam rajarsayo viduh:। sa kaleneha mahata yogo nastah parantapa॥ 4.2 ॥

This God science was thus given to the disciples through the succession order from one disciple to another, and the saintly kings understood it in that way. But in course of time, the succession was broken, and therefore the science as it is appears to be lost.

sa evayam maya te ’dya yogah proktah puratanah:। bhakto ’si me sakha ceti rahasyam hy etad uttamam॥ 4.3 ॥

That very ancient science of the relationship with the God is today told by Me to you because you are My devotee as well as My friend and can therefore understand the transcendental mystery of this science.

Arjuna Uvacha।

aparam bhavato janma param janma vivasvatah:। katham etad vijaniyam tvam adau proktavan iti॥ 4.4 ॥

Arjuna said: The Sun-god was born prior to You, O Lord Sri Krishna. How am I to understand that in the beginning You instructed this science to him?

Sri Bhagavan Uvacha।

bahuni me vyatitani janmani tava charjuna। tany aham veda sarvani na tvam vettha parantapa॥ 4.5 ॥

Sri Krishna said: Many, many births both you and I have passed. I can remember all of them, but you cannot, O winner of the enemy!

ajo ’pi sann avyayatma bhutanam isvaro ’pi san। prakritim svam adhisthaya sambhavamy atma-mayaya॥4.6॥

Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates, and although I am the Lord of all living entities, I still appear in every millennium in My original transcendental form.