About the Gita
Among the world’s scriptures,The Bhagavad Gita is one of the most popular texts. Its popularity is demonstrated by the fact that, next to the Bible, it is perhaps the most widely translated of scriptural texts. This scripture is suited for the entire man- kind, irrespective of a person’s religious or ethnic background.
The Gita is considered as the Revelation given by Lord Krishna to Arjuna, in the battle field to help him resolve his mental conflict and was put in the present form by sage Vyaasa. In India, ever since the great Shankara wrote his commentary on it, many eminent scholars of the vedanta philosophy have given their interpretations of this exemplary text.
It is not the ancient Indian thinkers alone, but many leaders of modern times had also taken it as a text for expounding their noblest thoughts. Many books such as Tilak’s Gita Rahasya, Aurobindo’s Essays on Gita and Mahatma Gandhi’s Anasakti Yoga show the continued preference and admiration for Gita over centuries.
The tremendous appeal of the Gita is because it deals with practical problems of Life, and contains lessons that we can follow to resolve our day to day conflicts. This could be the reason why there are so many links to the Bhagavad Gita in the internet as well…
About the Authors
The Gitaaonline site has been our favorite obsession over the last 10 years. It is a dedication to our Guruji and Satsang where we were first introduced to this great scripture and it has over years taught us a lot especially in adversity as well as in good times.
The Gitaaonline blogs is an idea that has been with us for a while but we had not been able to find the time neccessary to devote to it. However, what can stop an idea whose time has come..!
Sowmya – 
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Listen to “The Gita Way”
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A clarification on some apparent contradictions in the Bhagavad Gita. For More Audio Clips, visit the Gita Audio page
Sathguru Jaggi Vasudev..
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More Video Clips are at the Gita Video page ;
Thanks to Guruji friends and Satsanghis who have contributed articles and links to this site. Thanks to Shree for all the help and for inspiring me to do the Sloka a day.
I appreciate the sincerity of purpose. God bless you and yr family.
It’s good to see this site. I feel happy about finding this atleast now. The essence is great. I guess if the slokas are in the direct script rather than in english it would add more beauty to it.
I like the Audio.Great job. Keep up the good work
I think the page is quite nice. Perhaps it would be as well to include the information that the `sarvopanishhado gAvo’ shloka is from the gItA-dhyAnaM’ attributed to Sri Shankara. Note also that Shankara is not the earlier commentator on the ‘Gita; Bodhayana, who lived over a 1000 years before, is the earliest known one, although his commentary is not presently available. I have also heard that there is a Kashmiri text of the ‘Gita that has 744 verses instead of the usual 700 or 701. I would appreciate it if someone could come up with the extra verses from this version that are not found in the standard text.
It’s a very interesting site, and it corresponds well with the university religious studies course that I am presently taking…Keep up the good work!!
Do keep me updated with all latest & New. Thanks.
Keep it up
Excellent job!
Thank you. I was beginning to wonder if there were any sites other than born again Christians on the rail road. Out of about seven (at least), you’re the only non-Christian site. I am interested in all world religions. Bright Blessings! Heidi
Interesting. I like the Slokas. Regular update.
Much love…
Thanks for putting up this website. I appreciate the simplifications of the slokas. The translations help me understand better and it helps me to think about the important principles that I should cultivate in myself as a person. Learning more about the Gita has helped me in my thinking. I would appreciate it if you can help me find a person to give me spiritual guidance.
I love the way you explain the Gita. Can I print this page for personal study? I also study “A Course in Miracles”. It and the “Gita” are very close in spiritual content. I love both books. Tonight I just felt the need for something like this. It has uplifted my spirit. Thank you.
The New Frames Version of the ‘Real Bhagvadgita Page’ is really Great!! What about some more shloka audios
Appreciate if could provide more slokas! especially, i’d like to learn more on “vishwarupa dharsan” (the universal form) and “bhakti yoga” (loving the God) great work. keep it up! i find this really useful!!!
Great site. I am a Christian but find the Gita a beautiful work
Great work. salute to the team behind this. keep it up jp, Kuwait
I learnt things I didn’t know before. Great Site
IT IS ANOTHER SITE THAT WILL BENEFIT THOSE WHO WANT TO NOT ONLY STUDY GITA, BUT MAKE THE TEACHINGS REFLECT IN THEIR DAY TODAY LIFE SO THAT THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVES.
My dears Sowmya and Ram, Shubhmastu, Mangalam bhavatu,Vriddhirastu 10yrs a Tapasya. Therefore Siddhirastu Emulationworthy example for others in the satsangh. lbmm. SAB
I really appreciate Sowmya for creating Good site like gitaaonline.com. Sowmya here is my email id: sagar1818@gmail.com please contact me if any help or any news. I want a gitaonline audio please guide me
I’m a great lover of BhgavadGita, and nowadays doing comparitive srudy of BhagvadGita, i want to learn more abput 14th Chapter (Gunatryavibhagyoga) pls guide me.
Sure, please let us know how we can help. If you have specific questions, you can mail us on that too..
This website about Bhagavad Gita is a really informative one. My best wishes to the maintainers of this website, you people are doing a wonderful job! I will keep coming back here to know more about different explanations and interpretations on the Gita.
Very good collection..Many thanks!!
Any one plz let me know how i wll download this audios???
Thanks Vivek. At this time, you can only listen to the audio. It is not available for download.
You are doing Supreme’s work in a wonderful way. May I request you to present Bhagavad Gita suitably to the modern man who is more interested in Personality Development and Excellence . The pinnacle of Personality Development is Kaivalyam or Moksham or Salvation. May I request you to give us BG in the following format.
1.Depression Management
2.Physical dimension in Personality Development
3.Anger Management
4.Duty Management
5.Mind Management
6.Desire Management
7.Diet Management
8.Communication Management
9.Listening Management
10.Self Esteem Management
11.Demoniac disposition Management
Thanks for your wonderful suggestion. It is indeed one of our objectives to present the Bhagavad Gita as a practical guiding manual for day to day living. We will certainly try to incorporate your ideas in this endeavour.
श्रीमद्भग्वद्गीता साधक संजीवनी (ShrimadBhagwatGita Sadhak Sanjivani) – a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita in Hindi by स्वामी रामसुखदास (Swami Ramsukhdas) has been made available as .pdf files by Gita Press, Gorakhpur. Please see http://www.gitapress.org/Download_Hin_pdf.htm. Also see http://www.swamiramsukhdasji.org/ for more books about Bhagvadgita (in Hindi, English, Tamil, etc) as well as audios of Swami Ramsukhdas Ji’s lectures.
Gita Press website also has Gita with sanskrit text and english translation.
U are doing a most wonderful job. Keep it up. Please post audio clippings in addition to written text.
Usual stuffs do not interest me.A critical and non-concealing approach in analysing what gita says about caste is what i want.
I.Q., E.Q. and S.Q.
Wilhelm Stern suggested the use of an intelligence quotient, to be derived by dividing the mental age by the chronological age, both expressed in total months, and multiplying the resultant by 100 as in the formula below:
I.Q = Mental Age/Chronological Age x 100
Taking a basis from the above I have suggested a mathematical formula each for emotional quotient (E.Q.) and spiritual quotient (S.Q.) as mentioned below.
E.Q. can be expressed as the product of I.Q. and Wisdom Factor. It has been observed that a person scores high on I.Q. Scale but he is not wise. His success in life hindered. But a wise man is always intelligent. What is wisdom? Wisdom is in fact intelligence but having some emotional sensitiveness.
S.Q. Knowledge of Self is spiritual intelligence. This knowledge is achieved through protracted practice of meditation and yoga. On the basis of physiological and psychological changes being taken place during this practice I have discovered a mathematical relationship for spiritual quotient (S.Q.). It can be expressed as ratio of parasympathetic dominance (P.D.) to sympathetic dominance (S.D.)
S.Q. = P.D. : S.D. (P.D. / S.D.)
Nice Gita site. Do you know about this edition of the Gita?
http://www.YogaVidya.com/gita.html
Please send me a copy of Bhagwat Gita.
There are many links online where you can download the entire Bhagavad Gita for free including http://www.purebhakti.com/library/bg/SrimadBhagavad-gita.zip. Regards.
Dear Sir / Madam,
I am enticed by your website and feel thankful for the same.
However,at work I feel there is injustice.Undeserving people are promoted,their mistakes are overlooked.There is lot of treachery and deceit.This disturbs my peace and fills me with hatred.
I was conned in my marriage.I feel sceptical and lonely.I am anxious of my future even though I am ambitious.I pray for guidance and wisdom.
Perumal
Madam sowmya,
Its indeed a great work you have done by working on the principles and the knowledge of bhagawad gita. For many years i have been with various problems in life. I have received a copy of bhagawad gita for rs.60/- from kumbakonam, when i was going to a hotel and after finishing my lunch the owner of the hotel gave me the book and said it is complementary for rs.60/- and i bought it immediately. I have not gone through the book. Today Im working abroad, faced with many problems, stress job related conditions, always under tension, harassement by my superiors, and so on, I have been invited to undergo secret of success courses by bob proactor in united states by my friends and when i was searching the google today, i got the ebook edition of the bhagawad gita. Then after going through the preface and explanations given, i have decided to go through the gifted bhagawad gita with dedication and search the path to attain and see and feel god himself. I have just completed hearing your audio clippings in your website and have taken notes of the various teachings of bhagawad gita and found meditate on the nature of the supreme, perform my karma, then control my mind, seek solititude, understand karma, bakti, gnanam, knowledge and devotion to god and follow the process of devotion to attain the true nature of god. Now I dont need to follow bob proactor secret to success, wherein the devotional book gita will provide me the way and path to me.
A million thanks to you for this very much useful audio and also the website for downloading the bhagawad gita zip folder, which would add prospects to my life and provide me a new begining.
with best regards,
saravana kumar kannaiyan
The 744 sloki (actually 745 sloki) Sri Bhagavad Gita you are seeking is available from Bhuvaneshwari Prakashan, Ghanshyam Bhuvan, Gondal, Gujarat, INDIA PIN:360311 at Rs. 50/-
Hello:
I have a few questions.
According to the Bhagavad Gita, how was this cosmic manifestation created and by whom?
According to Bhagavad Gita, under whose direction is this cosmic manifestation working and getting created again and again?
According to Bhagavad Gita, what object are we supposed to meditate on as told by Lord Krishna?
How to get out of the cycle of action-inaction-reaction according to Bhagavad Gita said by Lord Krishna?
Who am I? Do I have a spiritual body or I am formless?
Why am I suffering in this material world?
Why have I come to this material world?
Why am I confused about my existence?
What is my real duty towards my work, family, society, God?
What is said in the bonafide scriptures like Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagvatam about action and its effects, soul, miseries, and devotion?
What happens after death? Is there any life after death? What are the different stages that the soul has to through after death?
What are the different planetary systems in the spiritual sky and who are their controllers?
Who is God?
Awaiting your reply.
Thanks,
Parag.
Hi Parag
Wow – that’s a lot of questions – hope it is not your homework assignment;) In any case, these are interesting questions and I have added them to our Gitaaonline Answers section as separate questions, so that more readers would be able to see it and answer you. Please check these out for answers from our readers.
Sowmya
God is seated in the hearts of all.
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Wow! Thank you! Try it before you buy it to know whether it will work makes sense.
Hello Sowmya and Ram:
You did a wonderful kainkaryam(job) of putting gitaonline.
It is very userful for new devotees to learn Sri Bhagavad Gita.
I saw the learn gita in Tamil. I need the full document. It is divided the words in Tamil to read it. Most of the other documents I found it is very difficult to read it correctly.
Please send me the chapters to me in Tamil to my email address.
Once again I appreciate your efforts.
sridhar
Sridhar – Thanks for your comments. The tamil slokas are being done by Sarojaji and we are converting one chapter a day currently. She has done a fantastic job. Once we complete the exercise we shall try and send you the source document.
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Sowmyaji, I look forward to the updates on this website. Each and every new addition is packed with interesting and useful information. Thanks for all your efforts in bringing this to all of us. I am recommending this web-site to all our Satsanghis in Minneapolis. Each of them feels the same way as I feel about this website.
Dear Prasanthi – Thanks for your kind words. It is encouragement, love and warmth from Satsanghis like you that keeps us going. If you would like to share Satsangh takeaways or discourses from your satsangh, please feel free to send to me and I shall share it with our Satsangh family. Regards, Sowmya
I am not able to download gitarahasya the book i very much wanted to go through. please guide me through. I am interested in spiritual discussion which can lead me through the depths of gita and hidden meanings of life.
please help me to download the tamil traslation of Bhagavad Gita
Sowmya, Thanks for your excellent work on ‘Gitaaonline Learn to Chant Tamil’ videos. I loved the clear and concise Tamil Text on the videos. Is there a way I can get a copy of the slides or text used in the video series? Please mail me. Thanks again.