Guest guest Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Bhagavatgita Bhagavtgita is extolled in Mahbharatha as follows: geethaa sugeethaa karthavyaa kimanyaih SaasthrasangrahaiH yaa svayam padhmanaabhasyamukhapadhmaath vinisrthaa Why do we need other sasthras when Bhagavtgita that sprang from the lotus- faced Lord Padmanabha Himself? sarvaSaasthramayee geethaa sarvadhevamayo hariH sarvatheerThamayee gangaa sarvavedhamayo manuH Gita is the epitome of all sasthras. Lord Hari is the abode of all devas. Ganges is the essence of all sacred waters and manusmrthi is the summary of the Vedas. Geethaa gangaa cha gaayathree govindhethi hrdhi sThithe Chathurgagaarasamyukthe punarjanma na vidhyathe To one in whose heart these four `ga'kaaraas , namely, geetha, ganaga, gaayathri and Govindha are found, has no rebirth. bhaarathaamrthasarvasyageethaayaah maThithasya cha saaram udDhrthya krshNena arjunasya mukhe hutham ( Mahabharatha- Bheeshmaparva) Krishna churned the nectarine ocean of Mahabharatha, (which is panchamo vedaH) and took its essence and fed Arjuna as Bhagavath gita. In the gitadhyanasloka of Bhagavatgita we have the same idea expressed differently and more poetically. Sarvopanishdho gaavo dhogDhaa gopaalanandhanaH paarTho vathsassuDheerbhokthaa dhugDham geethaamrtham mahath All the Upanishads,( the essence of the Vedas) became the cows the one who milked them being the son of a cowherd, the calf was Partha and the milk, gitamruta and the consumers of the milk were sudheeh the people with right thinking. who seek the wisdom of the scriptures .Arjuna was the calf to induce the cow to give the milk. We shall enjoy the nectar of Gita drop by drop by taking the slokas one by one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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