अर्जुन उवाच | अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः | कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति
arjuna uvāca . aparaṃ bhavato janma paraṃ janma vivasvataḥ . kathametadvijānīyāṃ tvamādau proktavāniti
阿周那说:您的出生较晚,而毗瓦斯万的出生较早。我如何能理解您在最初就教导了他呢?
Arjuna said Your birth was later, (whereas) the birth of Vivasvan was earlier. How am I to understand this that You instructed (him) in the beginning?
阿周那对克里希那的说法感到困惑。他知道克里希那出生在瓦苏戴瓦(Vasudeva)家族,而毗瓦斯万(太阳神)则在宇宙演化之初就已存在。阿周那不明白,一个出生较晚的人如何能在远古时期教导一个更早存在的神。他请求克里希那解释这一看似矛盾之处。
Thy birth took place later in the hourse of Vasudeva Vivasvan or Vivasvat (the Sun) was born earlier in the beginning of evolution. How am I to believe that Thou taughtest this Yoga in the beginning to Vivasvan? and that Thou? the selfsame person? hast now taught it to me I am not able to reconcile this. Be kind enought to enlighten me? O my Lord.