श्रीमद् भगवद्गीता

मूल श्लोकः

श्री भगवानुवाच

बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन।

तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप।।4.5।।

English Commentary By Swami Sivananda

4.5 बहूनि may, मे My, व्यतीतानि have passed away, जन्मानि births, तव thy, च and, अर्जुन O Arjuna, तानि them, अहम् I, वेद know, सर्वाणि all, न not, त्वम् thou, वेत्थ knowest, परन्तप O Parantapa.

Commentary:
You have no intuitional knowledge. The eye of wisdom has not been opened in you on account of your past actions. So your power of vision is limited and therefore you do not know your previous births. But I know them because I am omniscient.

English Translation By Swami Gambirananda

4.5 The Blessed Lord said O Arjuna, many lives of Mine have passed, and so have yours. I know them all, (but) you know not, O scorcher of enemies!

English Translation By Swami Sivananda

4.5 The Blessed Lord said Many births of Mine have passed as well as of thine, O Arjuna; I know them all but thou knowest not, O Parantapa (scorcher of foes).

English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Adidevananda

4.5 The Lord said By this, the reality of the Lord's birth is declared in the sentence, 'Many births of Mine have passed.' 'So is it with you' is added by way of illustration. The mode of incarnation, the reality of His body and the cause of His birth are explained in the following verse.