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BG 4.5 — 4.5 The Blessed Lord said Many births of Mine have passed as well as of thine, O Arjuna; I know them all but thou knowest not, O Parantapa (scorcher of fo | Live Gita
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श्रीभगवानुवाच |
बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन |
तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप ||४-५||

śrībhagavānuvāca . bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna . tānyahaṃ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṃ vettha parantapa ||4-5||


।।4.5।। श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- हे अर्जुन ! मेरे और तुम्हारे बहुत से जन्म हो चुके हैं, (परन्तु) हे परन्तप ! उन सबको मैं जानता हूँ और तुम नहीं जानते।।

Word-by-word meanings

4.5 बहूनि may? मे My? व्यतीतानि have passed away? जन्मानि births? तव thy? च and? अर्जुन O Arjuna? तानि them? अहम् I? वेद know? सर्वाणि all? न not? त्वम् thou? वेत्थ knowest? परन्तप O Parantapa.Commentary You have no intuitional knowledge. The eye of wisdom has not been opened in you on account of your past actions. So your power of vision is limited and therefore you do not know your previous births. But I know them because I am omniscient.

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।4.5।।भगवान् श्रीवासुदेवके विषयमें मूर्खोंकी जो ऐसी शङ्का है कि ये ईश्वर नहीं हैं सर्वज्ञ नहीं हैं तथा जिस शङ्काको दूर करनेके लिये ही अर्जुनका यह प्रश्न है उसका निवारण करते हुए श्रीभगवान् बोले हे अर्जुन मेरे और तेरे पहले बहुत जन्म हो चुके हैं। उन सबको मैं जानता हूँ तू नहीं जानता क्योंकि पुण्यपाप आदिके संस्कारोंसे तेरी ज्ञानशक्ति आच्छादित हो रही है। परंतु मैं तो नित्यशुद्धबुद्धमुक्तस्वभाववाला हूँ इस कारण मेरी ज्ञानशक्ति आवरणरहित है इसलिये हे परन्तप मैं ( सब कुछ ) जानता हूँ।

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Swami Gambirananda

4.5 The Blessed Lord said O Arjuna, many lives of Mine have passed, and so have yours. I know them all, (but) you know not, O scorcher of enemies!

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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