4.2 Evam paramparA prAptham

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Chapter 4

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SlOkam – Original

Evam paramparA prAptham imam rAjarishayO vidhu: |
sa kAlEnEha mahathA yOgO nashta: paranthapa ||

word-by-word meaning

paranthapa – Oh torturer of enemies!
Evam – in this manner
paramparA prAptham – taught through succession of teachers in the form of son/grandson
imam – this karma yOga
rAjarishaya: – royal sages such as janaka
vidhu: – came to know
sa: – that karma yOga
iha – in this world
mahathA kAlEna – due to the long length of time
nashta: – disappeared (due to lack of teachers)

Simple Translation

Oh torturer of enemies! In this manner the royal sages such as janaka came to know about this karma yOga as taught through succession of teachers in the form of son/grandson. Due to the long length of time, that karma yOga disappeared in this word.

Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy’s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam

‘So handed down successively, the Royal Sages
(Rājarshis) came to know it; but by (long lapse of) time, O Parantapa[1. Meaning ‘Harasser of foes’=(Arjuna)]!, the Yoga declined.’

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