BG 4.1
श्रीभगवानुवाच
इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम् ।
विवस्वान्मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत् ॥
इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम् ।
विवस्वान्मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत् ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham avyayam
vivasvān manave prāha manur ikṣvākave ’bravīt
imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham avyayam
vivasvān manave prāha manur ikṣvākave ’bravīt
Word-for-word meanings
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — Śrī Bhagavān said; aham — I; proktavān — taught; imam — this; avyayam — imperishable; yogam — yoga; vivasvate — to Vivasvān [the sun god]; vivasvān — Vivasvān; prāha — spoke [it]; manave — unto Manu; manuḥ — [and] Manu; abravīt — conveyed [it]; ikṣvākave — to King Ikṣvāku.
Translation
Śrī Bhagavān said: I taught this imperishable yoga to Vivasvān, the sun god, Vivasvān spoke it to Manu, and Manu conveyed it to King Ikṣvāku.