Bhagavad Gita (भगवद्गीता)

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The Purpose of Gita

It is sad that the Kurukshetra lies within us. Once born, there is no escape from this Kurukshetra within us. Lord Krishna guides us to face it boldly and defeat the rajasic and tamasic tendencies within us. And the Gita is the greatest guide he bestowed on us.[1]

Commentaries on the Gita

Gita has numerous commentators from all philosophies and Sampradayas.[1]

Commentator Commentory
Sri Ramanuja Gita Bhashya
Vedanta Desika Tatpariya Chandrikai
Vadi Kesari Azhagiya Manavala Jeeyar Venba Padal

Talking about the commentaries on Gita, K.S.Narayanacharya says, "My own conviction is that the best commentary on the Gita is the entire Mahabharata and the context of a physical war, which manifested itself as an expression of a larger civilizational crisis of

  • Duty v/s Inaction,
  • Loyalty to evil v/s An original path seeking, which looks like a revolution and so on."[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 http://hindu-sanathana-dharma.blogspot.com/
  2. Narayanacharya K.S. (December 2013), The Main Thrust of Gita Thought, Bangalore: Kautilya Institute of National Studies, Introduction.