Bhagavad-gītā 18.75
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व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।
vyāsa-prasādāch chhrutavān etad guhyam ahaṁ param yogaṁ yogeśhvarāt kṛiṣhṇāt sākṣhāt kathayataḥ svayam
Through the grace of Vyâsa have I heard this supreme and most profound Yoga, direct from Krishna, the Lord of Yoga, Himself declaring it.
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| vyāsa-prasādāt | by the grace of Ved Vyas |
| śhrutavān | have heard |
| etat | this |
| guhyam | secret |
| aham | I |
| param | supreme |
| yogam | Yog |
| yoga-īśhvarāt | from the Lod of Yog |
| kṛiṣhṇāt | from Shree Krishna |
| sākṣhāt | directly |
| kathayataḥ | speaking |
| svayam | himself |
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Original school explanation. Written independently from the Sanskrit word map. It is not a quotation, translation, or summary of a named modern commentary. Chapter lens: Follow the great recapitulation through renunciation, action, knowledge, duty, devotion, refuge and Sañjaya’s conclusion.
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Through the grace of Vyâsa have I heard this supreme and most profound Yoga, direct from Krishna, the Lord of Yoga, Himself declaring it
- 2
vyāsa-prasādāt: by the grace of Ved Vyas
- 3
yogam: Yog
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