Chapter 4: Jñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga – Renunciation of Actions through Enlightenment: Verse 3
स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योग: प्रोक्त: पुरातन: ।
भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम् ॥
sa evāyaṃ mayā te’dya yoga: prokta: purātana:
bhakto’si me sakhā ceti rahasyaṃ hy-etad-uttamam – 4.3
That most ancient spiritual science itself has been divulged to you by me. You are devoted to me; you are also my friend; hence, I felt like revealing to you this most beneficial secret.
Chapter 4: Jñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga – Renunciation of Actions through Enlightenment - Verse 3
Ma Gurupriya
Time is noted to undo many things. Though imparted to rulers right from the start, this knowledge got lost, and Arjuna had to crumble so miserably in the battlefield. Krishna is, in a way, reviving the treasure.
“This war”, hints Krishna, “is not your making. Yudhishthira was out to avoid bloodshed. I myself took up the mission for peace, but it was of no avail.
“Think how cruel was my own uncle Kamsa. He was out to kill me, and clandestinely invited me to Mathura for his Dhanuryaga, intending to finish me off. I had to kill him to save Mathura from malefic rule!
“For a kshatriya, this and even more may be necessary. The discomfiture is understandable. The Soul-science alone will redress grief, imbue resolve and stability to the mind. It is a secret. You are my friend and devotee. Hence I am disclosing it to you. Value, imbibe and possess it well. Herein lies your sreyas.”
