अर्जुन उवाच । अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः । कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति ॥ ४-४॥ arjuna uvāca aparaṃ bhavato janma paraṃ janma vivasvataḥ kathametadvijānīyāṃ tvamādau proktavāniti Arjuna said: Later was Your birth, and prior was the birth of Vivaswan (Sun) ; how am I to understand that You taught this YOGA in the beginning? arjuna uvāca = Arjuna said; aparaṃ = junior; bhavataḥ = Your; janma = birth; paraṃ = superior; janma = birth; vivasvataḥ = of the sun-god; kathaṃ = how; etat = this; vijānīyaṃ = shall I understand; tvaṃ = You; ādau = in the beginning; proktavān = instructed; iti = thus.;