Gita Verse 4.3

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4, Verse 3

Sanskrit Verse

स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः।

भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम्।।4.3।।

Transliteration

sa evāyaṁ mayā te ’dya yogaḥ proktaḥ purātanaḥ

bhakto ’si me sakhā cheti rahasyaṁ hyetad uttamam

Word meanings

saḥ—that; eva—certainly; ayam—this; mayā—by me; te—unto you; adya—today; yogaḥ—the science of Yog; proktaḥ—reveal; purātanaḥ—ancient; bhaktaḥ—devotee; asi—you are; me—my; sakhā—friend; cha—and; iti—therefore; rahasyam—secret; hi—certainly; etat—this; uttamam—supreme

Swami Sivananda's translation

That same ancient yoga has been today taught to you by me, for you are my devotee and my friend; it is the supreme secret.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 4