Monday, November 7, 2011

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 - JnanaKarmaSanyasa Yoga - Sloka 2

The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of The Bhagavad Gita, published by Ramakrishna Mission.

Master & Disciple Lineage sloka 1-3
1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 4 -JnanaKarmaSanyasa Yoga - Sloka 2


Evam parmapara praptam imam rajarishayah vidhuh I
Sa kaleneh mahata yogo nashtah paramtapa II sloka 2 
एवं परम्पर प्राप्तं इमां राजर्षयः विधुः ।
स कलेनेः महत योगो नष्टः परंतप ।। श्लोक २ 

Thus transmitted in regular succession the royal sages knew it. This yoga, by long efflux of time decayed in this world, O scorcherer of foes.

 When the right type of men become scarce, the right system also dwindles away.As the shadow follows the substance, a good system comes in again with the advent of proper people. Here in the next sloka the Lord clarifies the fact

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