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The Bhagavad Gita (/ ˈ b ʌ ɡ ə v ə d ˈ ɡ iː t ɑː /; [1] Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता, IPA: [ˌbʱɐɡɐʋɐd ˈɡiːtɑː], romanized: bhagavad-gītā, lit. 'God's song'), [a] often referred to as the Gita (IAST: gītā), is a Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, [7] which forms part of the epic Mahabharata.
The Bhagavad-Gītā As It Is is a translation and commentary of the Bhagavad Gita by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the Hare Krishna movement. This translation of Bhagavad Gita emphasizes a path of devotion toward the personal God, Krishna.
God Talks with Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita is a posthumously published non-fiction book by the Indian yogi and guru Paramahansa Yogananda (1893–1952). It is a two-volume work containing an English translation and commentary of the Bhagavad Gita. It explicates the Bhagavad Gita's psychological, spiritual, and metaphysical elements.
The Three Yogas or Trimārga are three soteriological paths introduced in the Bhagavad Gita for the liberation of human spirit. [1] They are: Karma Yoga or the Path of Action (Karma-mārga) Bhakti Yoga or the Path of Devotion (Bhakti-mārga) to Ishvar (God) Jnana Yoga or the Path of Knowledge (Jñāna-mārga) A "fourth yoga" is sometimes added:
The Bhagavad Gita. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-1-4384-2841-3. (739 pages) A related book, containing only the English rendering of each verse (and not the Sanskrit text, grammatical information, or footnotes) is the "pocket edition": Sargeant, Winthrop (1994). The Bhagavad Gita. Albany, NY: State University of New ...
Madhva wrote commentaries on the chief Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutra. [ 148 ] Madhva started his Vedic studies at age seven, joined an Advaita Vedanta monastery in Dwarka (Gujarat), [ 149 ] studied under guru Achyutrapreksha, [ 150 ] frequently disagreed with him, left the Advaita monastery, and founded Dvaita. [ 151 ]
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Vācaspati Miśra, a student of Mandana Misra, agreed with Mandana Misra, and their stance is defended by the Bhamati-school, founded by Vācaspati Miśra. [290] In contrast, the Vivarana school founded by Prakasatman (c. 1200–1300) [ 291 ] follows Shankara closely, arguing that the mahavakyas are the direct cause of gaining knowledge.