The Gita is a message of eternity, and it has a timeless significance for every one of us. The vicissitudes of life have no impact upon this message, because it arises from a source that transcends the transitions of life. It is a message which embodies the knowledge of what is ultimately real.
The relativity of [...]
Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
…B.K.S. Iyengar
A healthy mind leads to a healthy body. This statement takes on a whole new meaning in the context of people suffering the dreaded C. Many times, people battling cancer find themselves in mental disarray as they come [...]
There is an extra sloka because of the inclusion of Arjuna’s question in the beginning of chapter 13. This was done to add continuity and is omitted in some texts.
The Gita contains 18 chapters and 700 shlokas. Of the 700 shlokas, 1 (first) shloka is of Dhritarashtra, 40 are of Sanjaya, 84 of Arjuna and 575 of Lord Krishna.
For Short summaries of all these chapters click here
The kashmiri version of Gita contains some additional shlokas, and some words are different.
The Mahabharata says “sarva shaastramayii giitaa” meaning that the Gita comprises all the scriptures. Sage Vyaasa has said that the Gita alone should be sung, heard and assimilated and there is no use of any other scripture when one has the Gita because it has originated from the lips of the Lord Himself in the [...]
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 [...]
