Chapter 4 · Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 4.5

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

śhrī bhagavān uvācha bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava chārjuna tānyahaṁ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vettha parantapa

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (16 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Krishna's answer reframes the question: many births have passed for both of us — I know them all, and you do not. The difference named is not age but continuity of memory across lives.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The difference named isn't age — it's who carries memory across lives and who does not.