Sloka 4.4
4.4అర్జునుడు పలికెను · Arjuna said
अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः ।
कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति ॥
అపరం భవతో జన్మ పరం జన్మ వివస్వతః ।
కథమేతద్విజానీయాం త్వమాదౌ ప్రోక్తవానితి ॥
aparaṃ bhavato janma paraṃ janma vivasvataḥ |
kathametadvijānīyāṃ tvamādau proktavāniti ||
About chapter 4
Krishna reveals that this yoga is ancient, and that he takes birth age after age to protect the good and restore dharma (4.7–4.8). He explains how to see inaction in action, the many forms of yajña, and why knowledge is the purest of all things. Knowledge is gained by humble enquiry and service to a teacher, and it burns away the effects of past action.