Dating bhagavad gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a part of this much larger scripture – the Mahabharata.It forms chapters 23-40 in the Bhishma Parvan, which is the 6 of the 18 books of the Mahabharata. In fact, the Gita is located right at the center of the 100,000 verses of the Mahabharata, and is literally the heart of the Mahabharata.The Gita tells about the true nature of this Universe.It teaches us something even more important – and that is, who WE are.Many other Gitas exist in the Hindu scriptural tradition, but when the word ‘Gita’ is used, it denotes our Bhagavad Gita, because of its pre-eminence over all the other Gita named scriptures. In the Gita, Arjuna expresses many doubts, asks many questions, and Krishna does not force him to accept the answers that he gives to Arjuna.He merely asks Arjuna to think about the answers, and then act as he wishes, if they make sense to him.day of the waxing moon of the Mārgashīrṣha month of the Hindu calendar, and falls in the months of November-December of the Gregorian calendar.On this day, Hindus worship Krishna, perform Pujas, sing the Gita ārati, chant the entire Gita, or even perform a Yajna while chanting each verse of the Gita collectively.
How we should live our daily lives, the correct attitude, and what is really important and what is not important in life.
The Bhagavad Gita has been considered one of the most important scriptures of Hindus for over 2000 years.