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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 4 (4.4) means: Arjuna said: Your birth was recent, and the sun's was long ago. How am I to understand that you taught this at the beginning?
अर्जुन उवाच अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः। कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
arjuna uvācha aparaṁ bhavato janma paraṁ janma vivasvataḥ katham etad vijānīyāṁ tvam ādau proktavān iti
Arjuna said: Your birth was recent, and the sun's was long ago. How am I to understand that you taught this at the beginning?
अर्जुन ने कहा: आपका जन्म तो हाल का है, और सूर्य का जन्म बहुत पहले हुआ था। तो मैं यह कैसे समझूँ कि आपने यह आदि में सिखाया था?
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It is verse 4 of Chapter 4 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 42 verses in total.
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