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Chapter 4 · Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

A Vaster Memory · Beyond a Single Lifetime

श्रीभगवानुवाच । बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन । तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप ।।5।।

śrī bhagavān uvāca bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna tāny ahaṃ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṃ vettha parantapa

Meaning

"The Supreme Lord said: Many births have passed for both you and Me, O Arjuna. I remember them all, while you do not, O scorcher of foes."

Explanation

Krishna reveals his divine memory across lifetimes, hinting at a scope of existence beyond ordinary human awareness.

Today's Life Lesson

Consider today that your current struggles are just one small chapter in a much longer, larger story.

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