Geeta Saar

Bhagwad Geeta is the true essence or, the very 'saar' of Mahabharata.

Personally I don't think 2 and a 1/2 episodes are enough to complete understanding it. Maybe the actors got a better perspective since they had to go in depth before portraying it.

I would love to discuss it in greater detail over here! ❤️

Originally posted by: proteeti

Bhagwad Geeta is the true essence or, the very 'saar' of Mahabharata.

Personally I don't think 2 and a 1/2 episodes are enough to complete understanding it. Maybe the actors got a better perspective since they had to go in depth before portraying it.

I would love to discuss it in greater detail over here! ❤️

^ I haven't read the Geeta in so much detail to have an opinion about this in terms of it yet so let me try to tackle this with my opinion only. 😳

Purush and Prakriti are, quite simply put, the masculine and feminine aspects of energy/power.

Prakriti nourishes and protects, while Purusha destroys and punishes. They may also, depending on the situation reverse their roles like- a father caring for and a mother fighting for the child.

However for any being to live and flourish, there ought to be a balance of the two powers- as demonstrated by the Ardhanareeswara forms of various divine couples.

Purush and Prakriti are equally indispensable for live to thrive. They are both all-pervading but for the sake of our perceiving their power, they manifest in the form of the two different aspects of life.

Also, another meaning of Prakriti is nature (both the nature nature and the behavioral pattern of a person). If we consider Purush to be symbolic of the humankind, then we can also interpret it as Purush is the manifestation of energy in a person and Prakriti is the one who dictates how this energy may be used.

Also I remember a lyric from RS' Shri Krishna that I find to be a very apt description of Purush and Prakriti:

Ek Shakthi Ek Shakthi-may,

Dono Sarva-samartha!

I have read geeta so I will tell about based upon my memory

First I read geeta then I could not understand it but when I read geeta again and again and listen again and again then I understand geeta and everytime it gives new feeling

Geeta describe about satgun, rajogun

nd tamogun in details

It describe the dharma of bhraman, Kshatriya, vaish and shudra

It describe the one who dies with taking particular name then in next birth he become same

. It decribe one who died at amavasya go to pitra lok and one who died in shukla paksh will go to devlok

It describes every body has right to worship Lord Krishna

It describe the one who look Lord Krishna everywhere and do his duty without worrying of results get salvation

Lord Krishna describe he is moon, sun, grains planets he is airavaayt

He describe about himself in detail

He says the one who eat food without offering he is thief

He decribe method how to control ur heart like sitting on aasan which is neither high and neither very low and then sit straight and do yoga and said this heart can be successful through yoga only one who eat properly and sleep properly

It describe one should not be lazy to do that work which is simple

Will add more if I remember

Thanks Surabhi di! Bhagwat Geeta was not only the guide to the spritual life, but also the an indication to the ideal Indian lifestyle! ❤️

It also describe that one who is arrogant and think proudly he I can do anything then Lord Krishna will give make that person insects for million of birth

Lord Krishna also said that these kaurav are already dead so kill already dead people

Lord Krishna tell Arjun I and u have taken lots of birth which I know but u don't know

It also says karm karne se man ko shanti milti hai

Hum janam se pehle invisible they aur death ke baad invisible hain , sub khuch beech mein hi visible hai to shok kaisa?

Question about Karma Yoga:

It is said that we should do work without thinking of the results in the most famous sloka "Karmanyevadhikarasthe". However, we do need to plan ahead in life, don't we?

Eg, hypothetically, if I want to study in one of the top universities. Then I can't just work hard for cracking the exams. If I don't assume about the results being good and hence send in the application, then I can't very well get in, can I ? I do need to plan ahead. Isn't that violation of the above sloka?

Another general thought :

this is about the idea that welfare of the society/community is the basic goal in Indian philosophy. The same is mentioned in Geeta.

Western philosophy is completely contradictory. Individualism is the priority there.

Fascinating to think about.

Lord Krishna said oneyog should do karne yogya karm without thinking results

Yogya mean able