Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 1
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 4 श्लोक 1

श्री भगवानुवाच
इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्।
विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत्।।4.1।।



English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
4.1. The Bhagavat said  This changeless Yoga  I had properly taught thus to Vivasvat;  Vivasvat correctly told it ot Manu;  and Manu declared to Iksvaku.


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
4.1 See Comment under 4.3


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 4.1Sri Bhagavaan Uvaacha:
Imam vivaswate yogam proktavaan aham avyayam;
Vivaswaan manave praaha manur ikshwaakave’braveet.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 4.1śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—the Supreme Lord Shree Krishna said; imam—this; vivasvate—to the Sun-god; yogam—the science of Yog; proktavān—taught; aham—I; avyayam—eternal; vivasvān—Sun-god; manave—to Manu, the original progenitor of humankind; prāha—told; manuḥ—Manu; ikṣhvākave—to Ikshvaku, first king of the Solar dynasty; abravīt—instructed