CHAPTER 01
1.1 -11 Description of warriors
PURPORT:
Saints and scholars have given various explanations, interpretations to these and other seemingly descriptive shlokas. From the layman’s point of view at this stage, all that we can focus on is what take home point we have here.
1. The war could have been stopped at this stage. Almost [...]
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Arjuna’s lamentation continues in verses 1 to 10. The lamentation and confusion continue despite Krishna’s few strong words to rouse him. Finally he surrenders to the feet of the lord and becomes a disciple.
In verses 17 – 25 the Lord explains the Nature of Soul and Body. [...]
Sanskrit Verses
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The entire Bhagavad Gita is a narration of Sanjaya to Dhritarashtra. This chapter and the whole Bhagavad Gita begins with a question of Dhritarashtra. He wanted to hear about his sons and Pandavas who gathered to fight in Kurukshetra.
In reply, Sanjaya with his mystic power of vision, leads Dhritarashtra along [...]
It is not exactly clear when the Bhagavad Gita was written. Astronomical evidence cited in the Mahabharata place the incidents upon which the Gita is based around the time 3100-3150 BC, while the Puranas suggest a date of c. 1924 BC. Scholars place the actual writing of the Gita in the latter half of the [...]
Mahabhaarata is one of the greatest Indian epics . It was written by sage Vyasa . It contains Bhagavad Gita, the conversation between Krishna and Arjuna, in the battlefield wherein Krishna helps to resolve Arjuna’s mental conflicts and urges him to fight the war. This is narrated by Sanjaya to the blind king Dhritarashtra and [...]
