Guest guest Posted January 14, 2000 Report Share Posted January 14, 2000 namaste, Some additional comments, and references: [There was a 'typo' in the previously forwarded message; Sanjaya has 72 verses, not 14, to add up to 700!] The Gita can be regarded as a commentary on the first two verses of Ishavasya Upanishad. The Gita provides the clue to the "How" of the upanishad's declarations. An excellent prose translation, with both devanagari and romanised transliteration, with grammar references, is by Winthrop Sargeant;1994, State University of New York Press. Regards, S. ----Original Message Follows---- "Madhava K Turumella" <madhava advaitin <advaitin > Fw: Gita satsanga-preliminaries Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:25:53 -0800 Hari Om! ____ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2000 Report Share Posted January 14, 2000 Hari Om! Please allow me to thank Sri Sundar Hattangadi for his beautiful contributions with regards to Bhagawadgita. In deed, he readily accepted my invitation and started contributing! I find the following contribution from him as very useful in approaching Mother Gita... My prananms to you Sundarji! Regards, Madhava - Sunder Hattangadi <sunderh <madhava Tuesday, January 11, 2000 4:52 PM Gita satsanga-preliminaries > Madhavaji, > > Please post these if you think they contribute anything useful for > the members. Thanks. > > Regards, > > Sunder > > namaste, > > Soon we shall be entering the inner sanctum of the Gita temple. > Perhaps, I thought, some external aspects may be of interest before that. > These are some that I have enjoyed myself, over the years. Most are borrowed > from various sources which I do not recall with specifics. A few occurred to > me as my own interest in some specific questions was triggered. > > The Gita can be enjoyed as a piece of literature, sublime poetry, as > a thought-provoking assemblage of ideas, as a solace and comfort in times of > anguish, as a guide to ethics and morals, as a guide to the questions on > after-life, etc. > > There are about 100 basic concepts discussed, in various permutations > and combinations, and becoming familiar with the definitions and nuances in > different contexts would enhance the enjoyment. > > Listening to the verses chanted in the lilting and majestic > meter, anushhTup,[4 parts of eight syllables each, in one shloka or verse], > or the quickened tempo in meter,trishhTup, [4 parts of 11 syllables each], > will also add to the enjoyment. > > One of the best poetic translations in English is by Barbara Stoler > Miller (Bantam Books, 1986- paperback). > > Of the 700 verses, Krishna speaks 540, Arjuna 87, Sanjaya 74, and > Dhritarashtra 1. > > It would appear that the main structure of the temple is complete by > Chapter 10, as 11:1 has Arjuna saying that his delusion has left him > completely. > > The reason for the superstructures of the 8 additional chapters must > be Arjuna's craving to listen to all these ideas AGAIN, > ref. 10:17 and 18. Also, expressed in a metaphor, the breasts or udders get > engorged by suckling, and a Teacher overflows with speech when the Disciple > absorbs the teachings! > > Regards, > > S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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