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

śhrī bhagavān uvācha imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham avyayam vivasvān manave prāha manur ikṣhvākave ’bravīt

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 4, Verse 1
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
The Blessed Lord said, "I taught this imperishable Yoga to Vivasvan; he then told it to Manu; Manu proclaimed it to Ikshvaku.

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Why: Krishna says he taught this imperishable yoga to Vivasvan long ago, a chain of transmission stretching back before Arjuna, framing this as ancient knowledge, not a new idea invented for the occasion.

In life: most of the wisdom that helps us wasn't invented by whoever told it to us, it passed through many hands before reaching us.

Teaching: when something genuinely helps you, trace where it came from and pass it on faithfully rather than assuming you have to reinvent everything yourself.

śhrī-bhagavān uvāchathe Supreme Lord Shree Krishna said
imamthis
vivasvateto the Sun-god
yogamthe science of Yog
proktavāntaught
ahamI
avyayameternal
vivasvānSun-god
manaveto Manu, the original progenitor of humankind
prāhatold
manuḥManu
ikṣhvākaveto Ikshvaku, first king of the Solar dynasty
abravītinstructed

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
4.1 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.Commentary Vivasvan means the sun. Ikshvaku was the son of Manu. Ikshvaku was the reputed ancestor of the solar dynasty of Kshatriyas.This Yoga is said to be imperishable because the result or fruit? i.e.? Moksha? that can be attained through it is imperishable.If the rulers of dominions possess a knowledge of the Yoga taught by Me in the preceding two discourses? they can protect the Brahmanas and rule their kingdom with justice. So I taught this Yoga to the Sungod in the beginning of evolution.