We are doing a scripture study together: reading along through some scriptures and discussing the passages. Here are all of the posts on the previous verses for the Gita: Bhagavad Gita Study<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n From the Winthrop Sargeant translation of\u00a0The Bhagavad Gita<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n 1 The Blessed Lord spoke: 2. Thus received by succession, 3. This ancient yoga is today I\u2019ve never heard of some of these people mentioned. I\u2019ve heard of Manu<\/a>! According to the Sanskrit notes in this book, \u201cVivasvat\u201d is the father of Manu Vaivasvata, who was the seventh out of a total of fourteen Manus! Also, apparently the \u201cNoah\u201d of Hinduism and the progenitor of the human race (that I\u2019ve heard before, though I didn\u2019t know there were so many people with the same name). Then it seems that Ikshvaku is Manu\u2019s son. So in verse one it is father to son and then that son to his son. Vivasvat is also referred to as the Sun God (I have not heard that before. Surya is the only sun God I am familiar with).<\/p>\n Yoga is the actual word used. The root of the word \u201cyoga\u201d means \u201cyoke\u201d but it most often means a practice or an ongoing discipline, as it does here.<\/p>\n \u201cBlessed Lord\u201d is Sri Bhagavan.<\/p>\n The commentary says that this wisdom\/yoga\/teaching that was known in the past is the teaching of the Vedas.<\/p>\n It says that Krishna imparted this same wisdom to the Sun \u201cin the beginning of creation in order to confer strength on the Kshatriyas (warriors\/rulers).\u201d It was with the strength of this yoga that they were able to protect their citizens. (Or, rather, to protect the brahmins\/scholars, and between the two of them they could protect everyone).<\/p>\n \u201cThis yoga is immutable as its fruit does not decline\u2026emancipation\u2026is unfailing.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Unedited the sentence is: \u201cThis Yoga is immutable as its fruit does not decline; for, the fruit of this Yoga, namely, emancipation characterized by the discipline of right perception, is unfailing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013Bhagavad Gita Bhaasya of Sri Shankaracharya<\/a><\/p>\n This explanation all fits with the general timeline of Hinduism. Basically that important knowledge used to be understood but over time the Earth has run down, chaos in the system has expanded, and knowledge of the supreme Truth has been lost or mostly lost. (\u201cThings that should not have been forgotten\u201d as it says in Lord of the Rings). Krishna was the one who began this knowledge, back in ancient times giving it to the Sun. Now he has come back to reiterate it again.<\/p>\n Does this mean Manu has some legitimacy? Darn it<\/a>. If Sri Krishna respects the guy, maybe I have to too. Maybe.<\/p>\n The last sentence just makes me think of the whole The Secret <\/a>thing! And actually, I think the knowledge in the Gita is part of The Secret that that book and other media is about.<\/p>\n It is sweet and touching in a way, hearing Lord Krishna tell Arjuna that he is sharing this knowledge with him because he is a friend, because He cares about him.<\/p>\n Scripture Study: Bhagavad Gita, book three verses 42-43<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/premium\/sites\/317\/2013\/09\/gita.jpg\" "\\"gita\\"")
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\nI proclaimed this imperishable yoga to Vivasvat;
\nVivasvat communicated it to Manu,
\nAnd Manu imparted it to Ikshvaku.<\/p>\n
\nThe royal seers knew this;
\nAfter a long time here on earth,
\nThis yoga has been lost, Arjuna.<\/p>\n
\nDeclared by Me to you,
\nSince you are My devotee and friend.
\nThis secret is supreme indeed.<\/p>\nNotes on the Sanskrit<\/strong><\/h1>\n
Commentaries From the Gurus<\/strong><\/h1>\n
My Thoughts<\/h1>\n