Gita Jayanti - The Advent of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita @ New Jagannath Puri
New Jagannath Puri (Phoenix)
Dear Friends and Well Wishers
Thursday 12 December
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
Bhagavad-gita means "the song of God." It was spoken by Lord Krishna to His friend and eternal servant Arjuna, one of the five Pandava brothers, the heroes of the epic Mahabharata. They were spoken 3,134 years before the birth of Christ on a battlefield about 80 km. north of present New Delhi in India. That sacred place called Kuruksetra, still exists today.
The Bhagavad Gita (BG) was spoken by Sri Krishna to His friend and disciple, Arjuna at the beginning of the epic war, Mahabharata. BG provides the concise conclusion of the millions of verses in all the Vedic scriptures. In just eighteen chapters containing seven hundred verse, Sri Krishna answers all questions about the duty of the living entity.
Which Gita edition is the best?
Although many editions of the Bhagavad-gita have been published in the world, most scholars agree that only the "Bhagavad-gita As It Is" truly represents the words of Krishna as they are understood by Krishna's sincere followers. Indeed, although many persons had translated the text before Srila Prabhupada presented his book, the study of these other versions had not resulted in anyone becoming a devotee of Lord Krishna-which is the whole point of the Gita. Since one may judge a thing by the results it brings, the result that thousands of people have transformed their lives by devotion to Krishna owing to the publication and distribution of the Bhagavad-gita As It Is. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has made the science of Krsna consciousness available to those outside of India and has shown that Vedic knowledge is divine revelation to bring us to the supreme goal, pure loving devotional service of Krishna as passed down in a parampara system.
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