BG - 4.1

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

• śhrī-bhagavān uvācha - the Supreme Lord Shree Krishna said
• imam - this
• vivasvate - to the Sun-god
• yogam - the science of Yog
• proktavān - taught
• aham - I
• avyayam - eternal
• vivasvān - Sun-god
• manave - to Manu, the original progenitor of humankind
• prāha - told
• manuḥ - Manu
• ikṣhvākave - to Ikshvaku, first king of the Solar dynasty
• abravīt - instructed

Translation

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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