The Bhagavad Gita - भगवद् गीता

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The Bhagavad Gita  -  भगवद् गीता

The Song of God often stated to as the Gita that is Hindu scripture. Gita is part of the epic Mahabharat, has is a 700-verse. The Mahabharat is the longest epic poem. It consists of over 100000 shlok or over 200000 individual verse lines (each shlok is a couplet), and long prose passages. The Bhagavad Gita is in the sixth book of the Mahabharat manuscripts – the Bhisma-Parvan.

The Gita is set of a dialogue between Arjun and charioteer Krishna. Arjun is filled with disappointed and fear about the death in Dharm Yudhh (righteous war) against his own kin. He thought to refuse the war which was between Pandavas and Kauravas, whose answers and discourse constitute the Bhagavad Gita. Krishna is also told as the first motivational speaker in the world.

Manuscripts

The Bhagavad Gita is in the sixth book of the Mahabharat manuscripts – the Bhisma-Parvan.

Content

The Bhagavad Gita is a poem form in 700 verses, written in the Sanskrit language.

Author

The Bhagavad Gita, as well as the epic Mahabharata of which it is a part, is written by sage veda- Vyasa. Vyasa full name was Krishna Dvaipayana.

Narrative

The Gita is a dialogue between Krishna and Arjun right before the start of the climactic Kurukshetra War in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Two massive armies have gathered to destroy the other.

Time

It is believed that Gita was spoken at least 120,400,000 years ago. It was re-spoken by the God again to Arjun about five thousand years ago.

Characters

Arjun :  He was one of the five Pandavas
Krishna :  Arjuna's charioteer and who was an incarnation of Vishnu.
Sanjay : Counselor of the Dhritarashtra (Kuru king) (secondary narrator)
Dhritarashtra :  He was a Kuru king and Kauravas’s father (Sanjay's audience)

Chapters

Bhagavad Gita comprises 18 chapters in the Bhishma Parva of the epic Mahabharat.

CHAPTERS OF BHAGAVAD GITA

Chapter 1: Mournful the Consequence of War
Chapter 2: The Reality of the Souls Immortality
Chapter 3: The Eternal Duties of Humans
Chapter 4: Approaching the Final Truth
Chapter 5: Renunciation
Chapter 6: The Science of Self Realization
Chapter 7: Knowledge of the Ultimate Truth
Chapter 8: Attainment of Salvation
Chapter 9: Personal Knowledge of the Ultimate Truth
Chapter 10: The Endless Glories of the Ultimate Truth
Chapter 11: The Vision of the Universal Form
Chapter 12: The Path of Devotion
Chapter 13: The Individual Consciousness and Ultimate Consciousness
Chapter 14: The Three Qualities of Material Nature
Chapter 15: Realization of the Ultimate Truth
Chapter 16: The God and the Demoniac Natures
Chapter 17: The Three Divisions of Material Existence
Chapter 18: Final Revelations of the Ultimate Truth

Chapter 1
This presents the scene and the characters involved determining the reasons for the Gita's revelation. The scene is in the Kuruksetra that is a battlefield. The main characters are the Lord Krishna and Arjun and witnessed by four million soldiers.  Arjun shows fear of losing friends and relatives in war and the subsequent sins attached to such actions.
Chapter 2
Arjun accepts himself as a disciple of Lord Krishna. He requests the Lord to instruct him in how to dispel his lamentation and grief. This chapter is often deemed as a summary to the whole Gita. In this Chapter many subjects are explained such as: karma yog, jnana yog, sankhya yog, buddih yog and Immortal soul. It is said about the immortal nature of the soul existing within all living beings that has been described in great detail.
Chapter 3
This Chapter focus on various points of view that the performance of prescribed duties is compulsory for everyone. Here Lord Krishna explains how it is the duty of each and every member of society for easy doing their functions and responsibilities in the society. Lord explains about the gain and harm if such duties not to be performed according to the rules and regulations of the society.
 Chapter 4
Lord Krishna discloses how spiritual knowledge is got by disciple succession. Here He also describes the paths of action and knowledge as well as the wisdom regarding the supreme knowledge.
Chapter 5
Lord Krishna defines the ideas of action with detachment and renunciation in actions. According to him both are a means to the same aim. Here He describes how salvation is attained by the fulfillment of these paths.
Chapter 6
Lord Krishna tells about Astanga yog and the exact process of performing such yog. Krishna describes in detail the ways how one can get mastery of their mind through yog.
Chapter 7
Krishna provides actual knowledge of the absolute reality besides the opulence of divinity. He describes material existence called Maya and it is very difficult to overcome it. He also told about the four types of people who attracted to divinity and other one who are opposed to divinity.
Chapter 8
Sri Krishna emphasizes the science of yog. He emphasizes the importance of the last thought at the time of death. He describes the light and dark ways in regards to leaving this material existence.
Chapter 9
Sri Krishna discloses about sovereign science and the sovereign secret. He describes how the entire material existence is made, pervaded, continued and ended by His external energy. Lord states that all these matters are most confidential.
Chapter 10
Lord Krishna explains position as the cause of all causes. Arjun prays to Krishna to describe more of the problems and the Krishna defines those problems which are most prominent.
Chapter 11
Krishna is requested by Arjun to reveal His universal form showing all of existence.
Chapter 12
Krishna defines the glory of devotion to God. He also describes the different forms of spiritual disciplines.  He discusses the qualities of the devotees who become very close to Him after doing activities like this way.
Chapter 13
Lord Krishna discloses the difference between the physical body and immortal soul. He describes that the physical is temporary and perishable and soul is immutable and endless. Krishna also tells the valuable knowledge about the individual soul and the ultimate soul.
Chapter 14
Krishna tells about the material existence which is influenced by the pertaining goodness, passion and nescience. Here he clearly advises to leave oneself from ignorance and desire and adopt the path of pure goodness.
Chapter 15
Krishna tells the qualities, the glories and transcendental features of God being omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. He also describes the purpose of knowing about God and tells the means by which He can be realized.
Chapter 16
Lord Krishna defines in detail the divine qualities, behavior and actions. He also defines delineates the evil propensities and bad behavior which are unrighteous in nature and which are antagonistic to divinity.
Chapter 17
Krishna categorizes the three divisions of faith, explaining that there are different qualities of faith. These three forms of faith determine one's consciousness in this earth.
Chapter 18
Krishna defines the attainment of salvation in previous chapter. He describes that while doing so one should give everything to God without thinking.

Gita Shlok in Sanskrit Language

 कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभाव:
पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसम्मूढचेता: |
यच्छ्रेय: स्यान्निश्चितं ब्रूहि तन्मे
शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम् ||
I am confused about my duty, and am in anxiety. I am your disciple and depend on you. Please guide me what is best for me.

एवं बुद्धे: परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना |
जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम् ||
Soul is the superior to the material intellect. Subdue the self (senses, mind, and intellect) by the self (strength of the soul), and kill this lust enemy. 

निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा
अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामा: |
द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ता: सुखदु:खसंज्ञै
र्गच्छन्त्यमूढा: पदमव्ययं तत् ||
Who are free from pride and delusion and who have overcome the evil of attachment.  Persons who are unbound from the wish to enjoy the senses, dualities of pleasure and pain, such personalities attain My eternal Abode.

Interesting facts and information about Bhagavad Gita

  • Gita is a Holy book of the Hindus.
  • The Gita is set in a narrative structure of a dialogue between Arjun and Krishna.
  • Bhagavad Gita is the "The Song of God", describes to as the Gita. Gita has a 700-verse Sanskrit scripture that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata (chapters 23–40 of Bhishma Parva).
  • The Bhagavad Gita, as well as the epic Mahabharata of which it is a part, is written by sage veda- Vyasa. Vyasa full name was Krishna Dvaipayana.
  • The Mahabharata is the longest epic poem. It consists of over 100000 Shlok or over 200000 individual verse lines (each shlok is a couplet), and long prose passages.
  • The Bhagavad Gita is a poem that is written in the Sanskrit language. It has700 verses (Anushtubh chanda). Each Shloka consists of a couplet, thus the entire text consists of 1400 lines.
  • The Gita gives you the unique way of life that removes your tension and you enjoy a happy life. Gita is not a religious scripture but also a scripture of life as well.
  • Gita discuss about meditating on a God, who is formless, omnipotent, as one of the ways of reaching the God.






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