Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 1

Gita 4.1

(भगवान उवाच)

इमम्, विवस्वते, योगम्, प्रोक्तवान्, अहम्, अव्ययम्,
विवस्वान्, मनवे, प्राह, मनुः, इक्ष्वाकवे, अब्रवीत्।।1।।

Gita 4.1

(Bhagwan uvaach)

Imm’, vivasvate, yogam’, proktvaan’, aham’, avyyam’,
Vivasvaan’, manve, praah, manuH, ikshvakve, abrveet’ ||1||

(God said)

Translation: (Aham’) I (imm’) this (avyyam’) eternal (yogam’) way of bhakti (vivasvate) to Surya (proktvaan’) had said (vivasvaan’) Surya to his son Vaivasvat (manve) Manu (praah) said and (manuH) Manu to his son (ikshvakve) to King Ikshvaku (abrveet’) said. (1)

Gita 4.1: I had said this eternal way of bhakti to Surya (Sun God), Surya said this to his son Vaivasvat Manu and Manu said this to his son King Ikshwaku.