Srimad Bhagavad Gita

Srimad Bhagavad Gita: Text from the Book Gita-Rahasya is a book that brings out the views of the great Indian philosopher, teacher, social reformer and freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Summary of the Book The land of the children of Bharatha watched in quiet, as the familes of Pandu and Dhritarashtra clashed in battle in Kurukshetra for eighteen days. And just before the battle, Arjuna, one of the Pandavas, found himself crippled with fear and doubt, questioning his own values and morale. The Bhagavad Gita contains the words of wisdom of Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as he explains that not fulfilling one's Dharma is the greatest sin. The Bhagavad Gita, the Song Divine, is revered as one of the foremost treatises on philosophy and Dharma. In its 700 profound verses, one can find the answer about life, the universe and the reason of why human beings are constantly put through birth and death cycles. Liberation, Krishna explains, is attained by those who uphold Dharma. Arjuna's Dharma was to kill and reinstate his family as the rightful rulers of Hastinapura. Krishna explains that man's repeated failure to uphold his Dharma is why he manifests himself, time and again, to set right the path that humanity strays onto – dharma samsthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge. An inquisitive examination of the ethical and moral struggles of man, the Bhagavad Gita is the sum total of man's greatest duties, and his worst fallacies. This book contains the English translations of texts originally written by Tilak in his book Gits-Rahasya.