ādau

How it is translated

• in the very beginning (1)
• in the beginning (1)
• at the beginning of a kalpa (1)

Every verse

1. 3.41तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।tasmāt tvam indriyāṇyādau niyamya bharatarṣhabhaTherefore, O best of the Bharatas, control your senses first and then kill this sinful thing, which destroys knowledge and realization.Here: in the very beginning
2. 4.4अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।aparaṁ bhavato janma paraṁ janma vivasvataḥArjuna said, "Later was Thy birth, and prior to it was the birth of Vivasvan (the Sun); how am I to understand that Thou hast taught this Yoga from the beginning?"Here: in the beginning
3. 9.7सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम्।sarva-bhūtāni kaunteya prakṛitiṁ yānti māmikāmAll beings, O Arjuna, go into My Nature at the end of a Kalpa; I send them forth again at the beginning of the next Kalpa.Here: at the beginning of a kalpa