Chapter 4 · Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Knowledge as a sacrifice. Action as offering. Krishna names his own incarnations and the lineage of yoga that came before.

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Krishna on the lineage of yoga and the wisdom of action
First verse · 4.1
श्री भगवानुवाचइमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम् । विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत् ॥
“Timeless wisdom survives by being passed on, not newly invented.”

Some truths are not invented in a moment; they are handed down carefully across generations.

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