śhrī bhagavān uvācha
bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava chārjuna
tānyahaṁ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vettha parantapa||5||
Meaning : Krishna said:
Both of us have been born many times before. But while I remember every one of My past lives,
you do not — because I am not bound by time and forgetfulness like ordinary beings.
arjuna uvācha
aparaṁ bhavato janma paraṁ janma vivasvataḥ
katham etad vijānīyāṁ tvam ādau proktavān iti||4||
Meaning : Arjuna said:
Your birth happened recently, but the sun god Vivasvan was born long before you.
How should I understand that You taught him this yoga long ago?
sa evāyaṁ mayā te ’dya yogaḥ proktaḥ purātanaḥ
bhakto ’si me sakhā cheti rahasyaṁ hyetad uttamam||3||
Meaning : That same ancient yoga has been taught to you today by Me, because you are My devotee and My friend. This is a great and supreme secret.
evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣhayo viduḥ
sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣhṭaḥ parantapa||2||
Meaning : This spiritual knowledge was passed down through generations by wise royal sages. But over time, it was forgotten, O Arjuna.
There is a wisdom in the sun that silently says, ‘I am.’
This is the light of awakening—like the rising of the sun.
From this, a round, glowing light appears.
That light becomes the universe.
It is this light that governs and sustains the world.
śhrī bhagavān uvācha
imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham avyayam
vivasvān manave prāha manur ikṣhvākave ’bravīt||1||
Meaning : Lord Krishna says:
“This spiritual wisdom is very ancient. I first taught it to the sun god. He passed it on to Manu, and Manu taught it to Ikshvaku. In this way, it was passed down through many generations. Because you are my devotee, I am now sharing this secret with you.
The light we call ‘I’—the sense of being—is never-ending.
It is the first light that appears in the universe.
Just like the sun rises and brings light to the world,
when we wake up from sleep, this inner light—the feeling of ‘I am’—
appears in the mind and makes us aware again.”
sañjaya uvācha
evam uktvārjunaḥ saṅkhye rathopastha upāviśhat
visṛijya sa-śharaṁ chāpaṁ śhoka-saṁvigna-mānasaḥ||47||
Meaning : Sañjaya said:
Thus speaking, Arjuna, standing by his chariot at the battlefield,
let go of his bow and arrow and sat down, his mind overwhelmed with sorrow.
aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayam
yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuṁ sva-janam udyatāḥ||45||
yadi mām apratīkāram aśhastraṁ śhastra-pāṇayaḥ
dhārtarāṣhṭrā raṇe hanyus tan me kṣhemataraṁ bhavet||46||
Meaning : Oh, what a great sin we are about to commit, driven by greed for the kingdom and pleasure, by trying to kill our own relatives.If the sons of Dhritarashtra kill me unarmed and defenseless in battle, that would be better for me.
utsanna-kula-dharmāṇāṁ manuṣhyāṇāṁ janārdana
narake ‘niyataṁ vāso bhavatītyanuśhuśhruma||44||
Meaning : O Janardana, we have heard that when the family duties of human beings are destroyed, their dwelling place becomes certain hell.
saṅkaro narakāyaiva kula-ghnānāṁ kulasya cha
patanti pitaro hy eṣhāṁ lupta-piṇḍodaka-kriyāḥ||43||
Meaning : When family traditions are destroyed, and confusion spreads, it leads the family and its destroyers to hell. Their ancestors fall from their place because the offerings of food and water are no longer given to them
saṅkaro narakāyaiva kula-ghnānāṁ kulasya cha
patanti pitaro hy eṣhāṁ lupta-piṇḍodaka-kriyāḥ||42||
Meaning : This unwanted mixing leads the family and its destroyers to hell; their ancestors fall, deprived of ritual offerings of food and water.
By Mounika Piratla 