Bhagavad Gita 4.2 meaningWisdom in action
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Over time, people forgot it.”
What it means
“The wise kings of old handed it down from one to the next. But over a great span of time it was lost.”
The original Sanskrit
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः । स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप ॥
evaṃ paramparāprāptamimaṃ rājarṣayo viduḥ sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ parantapa
Translations
Literal translation
The king-sages knew this (yoga) which was received thus in regular succession. That Yoga, O destroyer of foes, in now lost owing to a long lapse of time.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इस प्रकार परम्परा से प्राप्त हुये इस योग को राजर्षियों ने जाना, (परन्तु) हे परन्तप ! वह योग बहुत काल (के अन्तराल) से यहाँ (इस लोक में) नष्टप्राय हो गया।
Swami Tejomayananda
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