Chapter 4: Path of Knowledgeज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग
4:2
“This supreme science was thus received through the chain of disciplic succession, and the saintly kings understood it in that way. But in course of time the succession was broken, and therefore the science appears to be lost.”
Sanskrit
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः | स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप ||
Transliteration
evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ parantapa
Commentary
Knowledge is preserved through lineage. When the chain breaks, the teaching becomes corrupted or lost. Krishna is about to restore this ancient wisdom to Arjuna.
Chapter 4
Path of Knowledge