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As per traditional accounts of Hindu mythology, the Gita was written by Ganesha, as told to him by the sage Veda Vyasa. The Gita forms the chapters 23–40 in book 6 of the Mahabharata called the Bhishma Parva, and forms a central text in the Vaishnava Hindu tradition and prasthanatrayi.
Jun 15, 2020 · The Bhagavad Gita (“Song of God” or “Song of the Lord”) is among the most important religious texts of Hinduism and easily the best known. It has been quoted by writers, poets, scientists, theologians...
Krishna as the Eponymous Author. Believers deeply rooted in the Vaishnavite tradition assert that the Bhagavad Gita was divinely imparted by Lord Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu, himself. This viewpoint aligns with the Gita’s narrative, which features Krishna offering timeless wisdom to Arjuna.
Jul 11, 2024 · According to Hindu tradition, the Bhagavad Gita was written by Sage Vyasa, the author of the Mahabharata. Vyasa is believed to have been divinely inspired to write the Gita as a conversation between Arjuna and Krishna, who is an incarnation of the supreme god Vishnu.
Eighteen chapters of Vyasa's Jaya constitute the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred text in Hinduism. The Jaya deals with diverse subjects, such as geography, history, warfare, religion and morality. The 100,000 verses of Vyasa's work Mahābhārata is told by Vaishampayana to Janamejaya.
Jun 19, 2024 · Bhagavadgita, an episode recorded in the great Sanskrit poem of the Hindus, the Mahabharata. It occupies chapters 23 to 40 of Book VI of the Mahabharata and is composed in the form of a dialogue between Prince Arjuna and Krishna, an avatar (incarnation) of the god Vishnu.
The Bhagavad-Gītā As It Is is a translation and commentary of the Bhagavad Gita by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the Hare Krishna movement. This translation of Bhagavad Gita emphasizes a path of devotion toward the personal God, Krishna.
The major Vedānta philosophers, Śaṅkara, Rāmānuja and Madhva, all wrote commentaries on the Gītā. Importantly, the Bhagavad Gītā is very much part of South Asia’s history of popular philosophy explored in literature, which unlike the Vedas, was widely accessible.
Oct 15, 2018 · For Bhaktivedanta, also known as Swami Prabhupada, the essential fact about the Bhagavad Gita is its speaker. The Gita contains the words of Krishna, and Krishna is “the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” Just as Arjuna accepts Krishna as the divine Absolute during their conversation, so Swami Prabhupada accepts Krishna.
May 11, 2018 · Mahatma Gandhi, a major figure in the Indian independence movement, referred to the Bhagavad Gita as his “spiritual dictionary.” Since 1785, the text has also been translated into English and European languages. The Bhagavad Gita was the inspiration for the former Beatle George Harrison's posthumous album, Brainwashed (2002).
