Vers 4.4
अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः ।
कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति ॥
Transliteratie
aparaṃ bhavato janma paraṃ janma vivasvataḥ |
kathametadvijānīyāṃ tvamādau proktavāniti ||
Door Sanskrit System · Machineconcept · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Vertaling
Arjuna said Later on was Thy birth, and prior to it was the birth of Vivasvan (the Sun); how am I to understand that Thou taughtest this Yoga in the beginning?
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Arjuna said: Your birth was later, and the birth of Vivasvan earlier. How am I to understand that you taught it in the beginning?
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Door Sanskrit System · Machineconcept · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Uitleg
Arjuna raises an obvious objection. Krishna was born in Arjuna's own time, while Vivasvan, the sun, belongs to the dawn of creation. How could Krishna have taught him? The question is sincere and literal. Arjuna knows Krishna as his cousin and friend, a man of his own generation. The puzzle opens the way for one of the most important passages of the Gita, where Krishna explains the nature of his births and why he appears in the world. Arjuna's honest doubt becomes the occasion for revelation.
Door Sanskrit System · Machineconcept · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08