Query on Gita

[Guest guest]

Dear Chandrashekharji,

Pranam

 

Although I haven't been following the posts on Jup capable of destroying the

house it is in, your last post made me want to ask a query which I have always

wanted to ask.

 

1. How many days did it take for Krishna to speak ( recite or whichever is the

right word) the Gita.

 

2. Which sage authored Gita and when was it authored, I mean after how long

after the incident in Kurukshetra ( place where Gita was told)

 

I hope I dont harm anyones feelings by asking these questions, pls mind my

english I wasnt sure which word to use "recite, speak or discourse" of Gita so

as it not to be disrespectful to anyone.

 

 

Best wishes

 

Sunil John

Mumbai.

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear Sunil,

 

Mahabharata is an epic said to have been written by Veda Vyasa . How many days

after the war is not very certain as antiquity of Mahabharata , itself, is a

subject under research, However it is generally assumed to be more than

3000B.C. by some.The knowledge contained in Gita was revealed to Arjuna on day

one of the Mahabharata. The entire war lasted 18days(if my memory serves me

right. So obviously the Gita revelation should have been a few hours and not

days.

 

There is nothing wrong if you say speak because the Adhyaaya begin with

"-Uvaach" indicating spoken by the person e.g. Saanjay Uvach, Bhagvaana Uvaach

etc. Recital would , probably not be proper word when refered to Krishna as one

recites that which is already written. The ancient knowledge had been fotgotten

and revealed by the Lord.

 

It is also said that the Gita that we read today was revived by Aadi

Shankaracharya. The reason for the ambiguity is that in days bygone scriptures

were passed on from one generation to another by commiting them to memory by

verbal recital.

 

Hope this helps.

Chandrashekhar.

 

Sunil John [suniljohn (AT) lycos (DOT) co.uk]Sent:

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[vedic astrology] Query on Gita

Dear Chandrashekharji,

Pranam

 

Although I haven't been following the posts on Jup capable of destroying the

house it is in, your last post made me want to ask a query which I have always

wanted to ask.

 

1. How many days did it take for Krishna to speak ( recite or whichever is the

right word) the Gita.

 

2. Which sage authored Gita and when was it authored, I mean after how long

after the incident in Kurukshetra ( place where Gita was told)

 

I hope I dont harm anyones feelings by asking these questions, pls mind my

english I wasnt sure which word to use "recite, speak or discourse" of Gita so

as it not to be disrespectful to anyone.

 

 

Best wishes

 

Sunil John

Mumbai.

 

 

 

 

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