Bhagavad Gita
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Verse 4.01
श्री भगवानुवाच इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्। विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रावीत् ॥4.1॥
4.01 śrībhagavān uvāca imaṃ vivasvate yogaṃ proktavān aham avyayam vivasvān manave prāha manur ikṣvākave ‘bravīt
Translations
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BradOriginal Translation

The Blessed Lord (Śrī Bhagavān) said: I proclaimed this imperishable discipline (yoga) to Vivasvat (the Sun god); Vivasvat declared it to Manu, and Manu spoke it to Ikshvaku.

Stoller MillerLiterary

I taught this undying discipline to the shining sun, first of mortals, who told it to Manu, the progenitor of man; Manu told it to the solar king Ikshvaku.

ZaehnerJesuit

The Blessed Lord said: (1) This changeless mode of life (yoga) I to Vivasvat [once] proclaimed; to Manu Vivasvat told it, and Manu to Ikṣvāku told it [again].

GambhiranandaAdvaita

4.1 The Blessed Lord said -- I imparted this imperishable Yoga to Vivasvān, Vivasvān taught this to Manu, and Manu transmitted this to Ikṣvāku.

AdidevanandaVishishtadvaita

4.1 The Lord said -- I taught this imperishable Yoga to Vivasvān; Vivasvān taught it to Manu; Manu declared it to Ikṣvāku.

SivanandaVedanta

4.1 The Blessed Lord said -- I taught this imperishable Yoga to Vivasvān; he told it to Manu; Manu proclaimed it to Ikṣvāku.

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