Gita/Chapter 4/Verse 5
Knowledge & Renunciation · 4.5

Have passed: Wisdom in Action

श्री भगवानुवाच बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन। तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप॥ ४.५ ॥
śhrī bhagavān uvācha bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava chārjuna tānyahaṁ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vettha parantapa
Translation

Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have been born again and again, from time to time; thou too, O Arjuna! My births are known to me, but yours are unknown to you.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 4.5 through stronger key ideas from the verse: have passed, births, yours. In the context of Wisdom in Action, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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