Bhagavad Gita: The Song of God

krishna-dwaipayana vyasa prabhavananda christopher isherwood

The Sanskrit poem incorporated into the Mahabharata, one of the greatest religious classics of Hinduism. All elements of its `Perennial Philosophy' are present in the major religions of the world, making its basic doctrines universally enlightening.

Genres philosophyreligionclassicsspiritualitypoetrynonfictionhinduismmythologyhistorytheology

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,-0400

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Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Published: January 1, 1995 by Barnes \u0026 Noble
ISBN: 9781566196703
ASIN: 1566196701
Language: English

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Arjuna

Arjuna (Sanskrit: अर्जुन, IAST: Arjuna), also known as Partha and Dhananjaya, is the central protagonist of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. In the epic he is the third of five Pandava brothers, from the lineage of the Kuru. In the Mahabharata War, Arjuna was ...
Krishna

Krishna (/ˈkrɪʃnə/;[12] Sanskrit: कृष्ण, IAST: Kṛṣṇa [ˈkr̩ʂɳɐ]) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God in his own right.[13] He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love;[...
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krishna-dwaipayana vyasa

Krishna Dvaipāyana Vyāsa, also known as Vyāsa or Veda-Vyāsa (वेदव्यास, the one who classified the Vedas into four parts) is a central and revered figure in most Hindu traditions. He is traditonally regarded as the author of the Mahābhārata, although it is also widely held that he only composed the core of the epic, the Bhārata. A significant portion of the epic later was only added in later centuries, which then came to be known as the Mahābhārata. The date of composition of this epic is not known - It was definitvely part of the traditions in Indian subcontinent at the time Gautam Buddha (~500 BCE) which would suggest it having been already around for atleast a few centuries. It was chiefy put down in the written form only somewhere between 300 BCE to 300 CE.

As the name would suggest, Vyāsa is believed to have categorised the primordial single Veda into its four canonical collections. He is also considered to be the scribe of Purānās, ancient Hindu texts eulogizing various deities, primarily the divine Trimurti God in Hinduism through divine stories.