श्रीभगवानुवाच । इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम् । विवस्वान्मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत् ॥ ४-१॥ śrībhagavānuvāca imaṃ vivasvate yogaṃ proktavānahamavyayam vivasvānmanave prāha manurikṣvākave’bravīt The Blessed Lord said: I taught this Imperishable YOGA to Vivasvan; Vivasvan taught it to Manu; Manu taught it to Ikshvaku. śrībhagavānuvāca = the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; imaṃ = this; vivasvate = unto the sun-god; yogaṃ = the science of one’s relationship to the Supreme; proktavān = instructed; ahaṃ = I; avyayaṃ = imperishable; vivasvān = Vivasvan (the sun-god’s name); manave = unto the father of mankind (of the name Vaivasvata); prāha = told; manuḥ = the father of mankind; ikṣvākave = unto King Iksvaku; abravīt = said.;