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Bhagavadgītā 4.4

aparaṃ bhavato janma paraṃ janma vivasvataḥkathametadvijānīyāṃ tvamādau proktavāniti

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aparaṃ bhavato janma paraṃ janma vivasvataḥ | kathametadvijānīyāṃ tvamādau proktavāniti

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Later was Thy birth, earlier the birth of Vivasvân; how then am I to understand that Thou declaredst it in the beginning?

Annie BesantThe Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song (4th edition), 1922 · public domain

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  1. English Later was Thy birth, earlier the birth of Vivasvân; how then am I to understand that Thou declaredst it in the beginning? Annie Besant

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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0