श्रीभगवानुवाच | बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन | तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप ||४-५||
śrībhagavānuvāca . bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna . tānyahaṃ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṃ vettha parantapa ||4-5||
Chapter 4 · Verse 5
Jnana Yoga
ज्ञानयोग
In plain words
You must humble yourself before the infinite awareness of the divine, who remembers all your past lives. While your memory is limited by your past karma, which represents the cycle of actions and consequences, the Divine knows your entire journey. Trust that you are always guided by an all-knowing presence.
Translation
4.5 The Lord said Many births of Mine have passed, O Arjuna, and so is it with you also. I know them all, but you do not know them.
Meaning
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.
Word by word
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.