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Gita

A scholarly definition of the Bhagavad Gita (गीता) based on the reconciled Vedic philosophy of Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj.

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Gita
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Gita (गीता | gītā) is the poetic question answer form of conversation of Shri Krishna with Arjun on the battle field of Kurukshetra prior to the commencement of the Mahabharata War. Gita comes from the word geet (गीत | gīta).

As Shri Krishna spoke the words, Sanjay narrated them to Dhritrashtra (father of Kauravas) and Sage Ved Vyas wrote them down.

The full name of this divine scripture is Shrimad Bhagavad Gita (श्रीमद्भगवदगीता | śrīmadbhagavadagītā) means "song of God".

This 700-verse scripture contains the essence of the Upanishads and all Darshan Shastra. Shri Krishna near the end concluded the entire knowledge of eighteen chapters into one sentence "surrender your mind and intellect to Me and I will forgive all your sins".

It is the most well-known Hindu scripture.

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