BHAGAVAD
GITA(ഭഗവദ് ഗീത )
ഭാരതീയ ഇതിഹാസമായ മഹാഭാരതത്തിന്റെ ഭാഗമായ ആത്മജ്ഞാനിയുടെ ഗീതം എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്ന പദ്യഭാഗങ്ങളാണ്‌ ഭഗവദ്ഗീത(സംസ്കൃതത്തിൽ भगवद् गीता ഇംഗ്ലീഷിൽ Bhagavad Gītā). എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്നത് . സംസ്കൃതത്തിൽ രചിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്ന ഇതിലെ 18 അദ്ധ്യായങ്ങളിലായി പാണ്ഡവവീരനായ അർജുനനും തേരാളിയായ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണ തമ്മിലുള്ള സംഭാഷണം സഞ്ജയൻ പ്രതിപാദിക്കുന്നതായാണവതരിപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുള്ളത്. വ്യാസ മഹർഷിയാണ് ഇത് ക്രോഡീകരിച്ചത് എന്ന് വിശ്വസിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. ഭീഷ്മ പർവ്വത്തിലെ 25 മുതൽ 45 വരെയുള്ള അദ്ധ്യായങ്ങളിലായി ഈ കാവ്യം ചേർത്തിരിയ്ക്കുന്നു. കർ‍മയോഗം,ജ്ഞാനയോഗം, ഭക്തിയോഗം എന്നിങ്ങനെ മൂന്ന് ഉപദേശമണ്ഡലങ്ങളുവയോരോന്നിനും ആറ് അദ്ധ്യായം വീതവുമാണ്‌ ഗീതയിലുള്ളത്.
Bhagavad Gita of
Hinduism is purely a spiritual document that encompassed everything relating to
human beings and life on mother earth. In nutshell... it was following
teachings contained in Bhagavad Gita Hinduism... human gods like Mahavira,
Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ and prophet Mohammed finally gained enlightenment
in their lifetime. Belief or no belief... no human being on mother earth could
gain enlightenment in present life in absence of wisdom contained in Bhagavad
Gita. Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism is the foremost of all spiritual texts
available on mother earth... the one and only one of its kind in the spiritual
world. Amongst large paraphernalia of sacred holy spiritual texts available in
Hinduism... teachings contained in Bhagavad Gita sufficed for humanity to reach
stage of enlightenment... stage of self realization... God realization in
present life! As ordained by God Almighty... stage of enlightenment by human
beings was not that easily reached. Human beings required maximum cosmic
sojourn of 1.1 million manifestations for reaching stage of enlightenment...
self realization... God realization that entailed an earthly travel of 12.4
million years... not a small journey indeed! Travelers of religious path...
followers of rituals who thought otherwise were ignorant in matters spiritual.
Such human beings never reached stage of enlightenment in their present
lifetime.
One single sacred
scripture... Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism... that was available for mere $.60 (Rs.
30/=) directly from Gita press, Gorakhpur, India had no parallel in mankind.
This highly subsidized publication available to mankind at large is difficult
to decipher as spiritual terminology demands reading in between the lines. The
gist of Bhagavad Gita could never be understood literally. One must learn to
read in between the lines, only then inner meaning of various sacred scriptural
terms unveiled before one. I receive many queries from people world over that
they had read Bhagavad Gita several times yet, inner meaning of spiritual terms
evaded their understanding. Spiritual text of
Bhagavad Gita was not meant for travellers of religious path... followers of
rituals! Those who were not truthful in life to the core... must ever
deliberate on Bhagavad Gita ever! No matter how best they tried... sacred
teachings of Bhagavad Gita always eluded them. Gems of wisdom contained in
Bhagavad Gita can only be understood by remaining truthful... always and ever.
Not a single lapse on path of absolute truthfulness is permitted. Following path
of absolute truthfulness is practising celibacy at its level best. 12 years
practice of absolute celibacy finally led human beings in gaining
enlightenment... self realization... God realization forever! For an ordinary
mortal... a commoner... one from masses... wisdom contained in Bhagavad Gita
played pivotal role in gaining absolute success in life. Following teachings
contained in Bhagavad Gita... any human being world over could reach any
bracket of life... even a laborer becoming a king! This is not merely a saying
or a rhetoric statement but truthfully following teachings contained in
Bhagavad Gita human beings finally gained everlasting success and happiness
forever. The wisdom contained in Bhagavad Gita was not meant for spiritual
travellers alone. The teachings of Bhagavad Gita belonged to masses who desired
absolute success in life.
Traveling spiritual path
as dictated by Bhagavad Gita initially seemed very difficult but for human
beings who possessed a fixed goal in life... assimilating teachings contained
in Bhagavad Gita was not that difficult. Even Bhagavad Gita states that forming
a goal early in life is very important. In absence of goal... life was like a
rudderless boat going round and round in the ocean. One needs to concentrate
all energies behind a particular goal. It is through practice of absolute
celibacy human beings finally succeeded in transmuting sexual energy towards
their only goal of life. Practice of absolute celibacy... indulging in nishkama
karma was a necessity of spiritual path.
Bhagavad Gita consists
of 700 shlokas verses in total. These 700 shlokas verses of Bhagavad Gita
formed epitome of spirituality... also termed bible of Hinduism by many. We as
human beings had not much say in matters spiritual. Why? As per Bhagavad
Gita... we are primarily a spirit... a soul atman... cosmic consciousness that
manifested human form... to work out its karma... remove dross impurities
within! Moment karma within human beings negated to zero... one finally reached
stage of enlightenment... becoming an enlightened one ... a bodhi... a Jina...
a Mahavira forever. In Hinduism a soul is termed atman. To understand precepts
of spirituality... indulging in sacred spiritual texts of Hinduism was mandated
by God Almighty. In the Western world... apart from Jesus Christ and Prophet
Mohammed none reached stage of enlightenment ever. Comparatively in India...
hundreds if not thousands reached stage of enlightenment in their lifetime!
India is the permanent domain of spirituality on mother earth. In absence of
heart, human body carried no meaning. Similarly in absence of India world
cultures carried no meaning. Stated in simpler words the world could not
survive rigors of day-to-day life in absence of spiritual India... home to
Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism... foremost of all sacred scriptures existing world
over. The teachings of
Bhagavad Gita can be utilized by two distinct sects of people... spiritual and
entrepreneurs! Those with a spiritual inclination can use teachings of Bhagavad
Gita to reach end stage of cosmic life... 8.4 millionth manifestation... when
human beings gained enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) and finally salvation
moksha. Entrepreneurs... those seeking absolute success in life can greatly
benefit from teachings of Bhagavad Gita. By transmuting sexual energy... these
so-called entrepreneurs can reach any stage of life... manifesting destiny
forever!
Inner truths of life
that lay hidden from mankind can only be reached through Bhagavad Gita of
Hinduism! For reaching our soul atman, the spirit within... pearls of wisdom
contained in Bhagavad Gita were necessitated. No spiritual journey can be
completed in absence of wisdom contained in Bhagavad Gita. The teachings
contained in Bhagavad Gita had universal appeal. Any human being world over...
belonging to any religion, faith or belief can ceremoniously follow teachings
contained in Bhagavad Gita. For reading Bhagavad Gita... one need not convert
to Hinduism ever. Even while following ones religion... one could know all
about Bhagavad Gita. For understanding gist
of Bhagavad Gita... the most important ingredient on path of pure spirituality
was path of absolute truthfulness. Unless we were truthful in life... unless we
indulged in niceties every second of life... we would not be successful in
traveling spiritual path. It is only by remaining truthful... one could hear
the sweet small inner voice of their soul atman that seemed to come from within
our heart. The voice of our soul atman... the spirit within always prompted us
on the right path. Guided by the voice of my soul atman every second of life...
I finally realized God in 1993 at 37 years of age! This is my last
manifestation on mother earth.
The doctrine of Bhagavad
Gita was given to mankind by Lord Krishna in the battle of Mahabharata between
Pandava and Kaurava Kings. Bhagavad Gita is all about Dharma...
re-establishment of Dharma (righteousness) against all evil forces of adharma
(lawlessness)! When Lord Krishna realized that war with Kaurava
Kings could not be won remaining truthful all the
time... he gave sermon of Bhagavad Gita to Pandava King Arjuna to win the
battle as it was a fight between good and evil. No matter what the reason...
Lord Krishna admonished Arjuna not to behave like a coward and fight like a king
who had interest of his countrymen before self. It was absolute faith of
Pandava King Arjuna in the teachings of Lord Krishna that he finally won battle
of Mahabharata above 3600 years before now. The messages of dharma, messages of
love and godly forces are apparent and absolutely clear in teachings of
Bhagavad Gita. The sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism is not merely a spiritual
precept. It truly contained everything that a worldly human being needed to
know in one's entire lifetime. For a commoner... one from masses Bhagavad Gita
contained everything related to gaining absolute success in life but for a
seeker of spirituality... Bhagavad Gita meant reaching stage of enlightenment
in ones lifetime.
Prof. John Kurakar
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