अर्जुन उवाच |
अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः |
कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति ||४-४||
arjuna uvāca . aparaṃ bhavato janma paraṃ janma vivasvataḥ . kathametadvijānīyāṃ tvamādau proktavāniti ||4-4||
।।4.4।। अर्जुन ने कहा -- आपका जन्म अपर अर्थात् पश्चात का है और विवस्वान् का जन्म (आपके) पूर्व का है, इसलिये यह मैं कैसे जानूँ कि (सृष्टि के) आदि में आपने (इस योग को) कहा था?
4.4 अपरम् later? भवतः Thy? जन्म birth? परम् prior? जन्म birth? विवस्वतः of Vivasvan? कथम् how? एतत् this? विजानीयाम् am I to understand? त्वम् Thou? आदौ in the beginning? प्रोक्तवान् taughtest? इत thus.Commentary Thy birth took place later in the hourse of Vasudeva Vivasvan or Vivasvat (the Sun) was born earlier in the beginning of evolution. How am I to believe that Thou taughtest this Yoga in the beginning to Vivasvan? and that Thou? the selfsame person? hast now taught it to me I am not able
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।4.4।।भगवान्ने असङ्गत कहा ऐसी धारणा किसीकी न हो जाय अतः उसको दूर करनेके लिये शङ्का करता हुआसा अर्जुन बोला आपका जन्म तो अर्वाचीन है अर्थात् अभी वसुदेवके घरमें हुआ है और सूर्यकी उत्पत्ति पहले सृष्टिके आदिमें हुई थी। तब मैं इस बातको अविरुद्धार्थयुक्त ( सुसङ्गत ) कैसे समझूँ कि जिन आपने इस योगको आदिकालमें कहा था वही आप मुझसे कह रहे हैं।
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4.4 Arjuna said Your birth was later, (whereas) the birth of Vivasvan was earlier. How am I to understand this that You instructed (him) in the beginning?
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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