<p>The Bhagavad Gita is a priceless and timeless masterpiece amongst masters handing out life lessons. The invaluable teachings, in the form of a conversation between Lord Krishna and his relative-friend-devotee Arjuna, transcend all boundaries of caste, creed and country. In a unique turn of events in the epic Mahabharata, Krishna becomes the charioteer for his cousin Arjuna, during the Kurukshetra war between the Pandavas and Kauravas, that occurred in the Dwapara Yuga.</p>.<p class="bodytext">How can something of an entirely different era hold relevance today, one may wonder. The answer lies herein that human frailties and emotions remain the same despite the gap of thousands of years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Gita/song sprung out of Lord Krishna due to an unexpected streak of weakness and a reluctance displayed by warrior Arjuna as the war was about to commence. Krishna’s language is set high in standard, and style of delivery is exceptionally beautiful in the form of couplets, that need careful decoding of the Sanskrit language, to grasp the true meaning. For a layman it is best learnt through listening from learned scholars or reading interpretations by renowned Vedic scholars.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A few points raised by Arjuna and explained by Krishna broadly refer to - overcoming guilt whilst on the battlefield, tolerating sorrow of death of beloved relations, abiding strictly by one’s duty despite other choices, reining in of one’s mind and control of one’s senses to lead a disciplined life, winning over one’s inherent tendencies of desire/greed, anger, lust, jealousy, attachment, ego as they all tend ultimately to victimise a person and make a fool out of him, to coordinate one’s plans with the divine will for a peaceful life, and many more deeper spiritual lessons. It can be seen that any of today’s problems can be addressed by referring to the principles contained in the Gita. So it does one good to go through this scripture at least once in one’s lifetime and also write down the verses, paying homage to Lord Krishna’s divine words. His Holiness Sugunendratheertha swamiji, reigning paryaya puttige mutt pontiff of Udupi, has been propagating this appeal worldwide and motivating every individual to the divine experience. The fruits of one’s labour will not be hard currency in one’s bank account, but divine ethereal experience enriching one’s spiritual kitty. </p>
<p>The Bhagavad Gita is a priceless and timeless masterpiece amongst masters handing out life lessons. The invaluable teachings, in the form of a conversation between Lord Krishna and his relative-friend-devotee Arjuna, transcend all boundaries of caste, creed and country. In a unique turn of events in the epic Mahabharata, Krishna becomes the charioteer for his cousin Arjuna, during the Kurukshetra war between the Pandavas and Kauravas, that occurred in the Dwapara Yuga.</p>.<p class="bodytext">How can something of an entirely different era hold relevance today, one may wonder. The answer lies herein that human frailties and emotions remain the same despite the gap of thousands of years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Gita/song sprung out of Lord Krishna due to an unexpected streak of weakness and a reluctance displayed by warrior Arjuna as the war was about to commence. Krishna’s language is set high in standard, and style of delivery is exceptionally beautiful in the form of couplets, that need careful decoding of the Sanskrit language, to grasp the true meaning. For a layman it is best learnt through listening from learned scholars or reading interpretations by renowned Vedic scholars.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A few points raised by Arjuna and explained by Krishna broadly refer to - overcoming guilt whilst on the battlefield, tolerating sorrow of death of beloved relations, abiding strictly by one’s duty despite other choices, reining in of one’s mind and control of one’s senses to lead a disciplined life, winning over one’s inherent tendencies of desire/greed, anger, lust, jealousy, attachment, ego as they all tend ultimately to victimise a person and make a fool out of him, to coordinate one’s plans with the divine will for a peaceful life, and many more deeper spiritual lessons. It can be seen that any of today’s problems can be addressed by referring to the principles contained in the Gita. So it does one good to go through this scripture at least once in one’s lifetime and also write down the verses, paying homage to Lord Krishna’s divine words. His Holiness Sugunendratheertha swamiji, reigning paryaya puttige mutt pontiff of Udupi, has been propagating this appeal worldwide and motivating every individual to the divine experience. The fruits of one’s labour will not be hard currency in one’s bank account, but divine ethereal experience enriching one’s spiritual kitty. </p>
