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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 1 (4.1) means: Krishna said: I taught this timeless practice to the sun, who taught it to Manu, who passed it to Ikshvaku.
श्री भगवानुवाच इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्। विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत्।।4.1।।
śhrī bhagavān uvācha imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham avyayam vivasvān manave prāha manur ikṣhvākave ’bravīt
Krishna said: I taught this timeless practice to the sun, who taught it to Manu, who passed it to Ikshvaku.
कृष्ण ने कहा: मैंने यह शाश्वत ज्ञान सूर्य को सिखाया, सूर्य ने मनु को, और मनु ने इक्ष्वाकु को दिया।
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It is verse 1 of Chapter 4 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 42 verses in total.
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