(Sanskrit: "Song of God") One of the greatest of the Hindu scriptures, constituting part of the Mahabharata. It is written in the form of a dialogue between the warrior Prince Arjuna and the charioteer Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu. It was probably composed in the 1st or 2nd century AD, later than much of the epic. Concerned over the suffering the impending battle will cause, Arjuna hesitates, but Krishna explains that the higher way is the dispassionate discharge of duty without concern for personal triumph. The Bhagavadgita considers the nature of God and ultimate reality and offers three disciplines for transcending the limitations of this world: jnana (knowledge or wisdom), karma (dispassionate action), and bhakti (love of God). It has inspired numerous commentaries over the centuries, including those by Ramanuja and Mohandas K. Gandhi
"The Song of God"---a sacred scripture of the Hindus, one of the basic texts of the Vedanta philosophy the other two being Upanisads, and the Brahma-Sutra
(literally "Song of God") the primer in Vedic studies or "Bible" of India, spoken by Krishna 5,000 years ago to His disciple Arjuna, teaching the fundamental principles of repeated birth and death, transmigration of the soul, distinction between matter and spirit, material elements and material nature, action and inaction, the aim of life, the object of sacrifice, austerity and renunciation, yoga process, duty, devotion to God
(Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
Literally, "The Song of God " The most popular of Hindu scriptures, which occurs in the great epic known as the Mahabharata It tells of the revelation and teaching of Krishna (one of the great avatars of Vishnu) to Arjuna as the climactic battle of the Mahabharata is about to begin
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() From Sanskrit भगवद्गीता (bhagavadgītā), from भगवत् (bhagavat, “holy”) + गीता (gītā, “song”).