Krishna continues detailing the history of this knowledge. He says it was received precisely in this way through a continuous chain of succession (evaṃ paramparā-prāptam), and historically, it was the saintly kings (rājarṣayo) who understood and wielded it (viduḥ). However, over a vast expanse of time (sa kāleneha mahatā), this unbroken chain was severed, and therefore, O Arjuna (parantapa), this great yoga now appears to be lost or destroyed in the world (yogo naṣṭaḥ).