Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 125

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-4 Jñāna Vibhāga Yogaḥ

śrī-bhagavān uvāca imaṃ vivasvate yogaṃ proktavān aham avyayam | vivasvān manave prāha manur-ikṣvākave’bravīt || 1 || The Blessed Lord said: 1. I taught this imperishable Yoga to Vivasvan; Vivasvan taught it to Manu; Manu declared it to Ikshvaku. evaṃ paramparā prāptam imaṃ rāja-rṣayo viduḥ | sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ paraṅtapa || 2 || Thus handed down in succession, the royal sages knew this (Karma Yoga). But with long lapses of time, O Arjuna, this Yoga was lost to the world. Commentary “Don't imagine that I have just invented this teaching of Karma Yoga merely as a device for stirring up your enthusiasm for war. I Myself taught this Yoga to Vivasvān at the commencement of the present age of Manu as a means for all beings to attain the highest goal of existence which is Liberation from the cycle of births and deaths. The royal sages of old learned this Yoga which had been transmitted by tradition from one generation to the other. Because of the long lapse of time and because of the dullness of the intellect of those who heard it, it has almost been lost.”