25 Mind-blowing facts about Bhagavad Gita
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The Shrimad Bhagavad Gita often referred to as the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic Mahabharata (chapters 23–40 of Bhishma Parva), dated to the first millennium BCE. It is considered to be one of the main holy scriptures for Hinduism.
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The Bhagavad Gita has a total of 18 chapters which are the compilation of 700 verses. Out of the total 700, Sri Krishna told 574, Arjun told 84, Dhritarashtra-1 and Sanjay told 41 shlokas of Bhagavad Gita.
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The exact meaning of Gita is “Song of God”. Krishna is the supreme personality of the godhead who delivers this knowledge to Arjuna in the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
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Bhagavad Gita by Krishna was believed to be heard not only by Arjuna but also Hanuman, Sanjaya, and Barbarik, son of Ghatotkach.
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Gita was originally spoken and written in Sanskrit, and till date, it is translated into approximately 175 languages.
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The first English edition of the Bhagavad Gita was done in 1785 by Charles Wilkins in London, England. This was only 174 years after the translation of the King James Bible in 1611.
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According to the well-known Indian historian and writer Khushwant Singh, Rudyard Kipling’s famous poem “If—” is “the essence of the message of The Gita in English.”
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There is a Hollywood movie about a golfer and his mysterious caddy which is inspired by the Bhagavad Gita. Starring Matt Damon as R. Junuh (Arjuna) and Will Smith as Bagger Vance (Bhagavan).
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J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and director of the Manhattan Project, learned Sanskrit in 1933 and read the Bhagavad Gita in the original form, citing it later as one of the most influential books to shape his philosophy of life.
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The Bhagavad Gita has 18 chapters with a total of 700 verses (Slokas) and is divided into three parts, each with 6-6 chapters. The first 6 chapters talk about the importance of prioritization in one’s life often called ‘Karma’ Yoga. The second set of 6 chapters talks about the importance of being emotionally mature often called ‘Bhakti’ Yoga. The last set of 6 chapters highlight the importance of developing a spontaneous ability to see the big picture often called as ‘Gnana’ Yoga.
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The holy book of wisdom, Gita and Mahabharata have a significant relationship with the number "18". The battle of Kurukshetra goes on for 18 days, the number of chapters and parvas in Gita are 18, 18 people are required for the ritual of sacrifice. In fact, it is also said that the size of Pandavas' army was 7 akshauhinis and those of Kauravas 11 akshauhinis, thus total 18 akshauhinis army.
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The Bhagavad Gita is not a religious book or a book of a particular community – it’s a book for humanity and anyone and everyone from any religion can be benefited from reading Bhagavad Gita. The Bhagavad Gita not only helps in the spiritual upliftment but also in personal and professional growth.
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The University of Cambridge has added the Bhagavad Gita in its course curriculum to benefit the students at large.
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Some people claim that Einstein repented on his act of not reading Bhagavad Gita at an early age, but there is no solid proof for this.
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It is believed that Lord Krishna tried to give the knowledge of the Bhagavad Gita to Duryodhana but he refused. He said that he already knows what is right and what is wrong.
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Sri Krishna has informed us about the existence of Soul in Bhagavad Gita. He has informed us that you are not merely a body, you are soul or Atma. Do you know the size of soul? It is smaller than the Corona virus and bigger than the entire sky. Sri Krishna has told that you can not imagine about the soul. It is beyond imagination. It is beyond the mind. Even a Yogi with too much effort hardly finds the soul.
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Bhagavad Gita informs us about divine joy or bliss. There is no joy beyond it in the entire universe. But for tasting it you have to follow teaching of Gita. Initially you will feel like poison since you have to do hard work. But the end result is nectar, immortality and divine bliss.
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Bhagavad Gita tells us that only rarely any one knows about the soul and Almighty or Paramatma. Out of thousands of people who try to know Almighty, only rare one knows Him. For knowing Him, grace of Almighty is required.
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Bhagavad Gita tells us that Almighty and Krishna, both are same and one. Once you know Him, you can never have any sorrows, miseries. You become beyond life and death. You become immortal.
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Many parents do not allow their children to read Bhagavad Gita with the fear that they will take Sanyas. They should know that Gita tells us to do our duty. Sri Krishna tells us that our duty is first and foremost. Arjuna was going to take Sanyas by avoiding the war. But Krishna told Arjuna to do his duty and he will be incurring a sin if he takes the Sanyas.
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Gita tells that you don't need to go to Himalaya or forest for tough penance if you want to know Almighty. You can know Him at your home by performing your natural routine duty. You don't need to change your place, life, duty, clothes, face or any other things. Remain wherever you are.
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Gita tells that main thing is your intention, not the actual action. Your actions should be from your mind, not the body. Mind is everything, body is nothing. If you are at temple or mosque but you are thinking about your children. Then actually you are in home, not in temple or mosque.
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As per Gita it is mind blowing to note that the things which are visible, do not exist in fact. But the things which are not visible, they really exist.
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Sri Krishna tells in Bhagavad Gita that He and yourself were every time present. You have taken many births. But you forget your past births. Krishna remembers your every birth. Gita tells that you must give more importance to your soul or Atma, not to your body if you want to know yourself. Whatever thing you give value, you become the same.
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Gita tells that souls are attracted by vibes based upon Karma in previous births. You have to repay your Karma. The moment you do any good or bad Karma, it awaits to neutralize. Hence you must do selfless Karma without the want of any fruit if you want to avoid the painful cycles of many births and deaths.
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