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== The Purpose of Gita ==

== 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.<ref name=":0">http://hindu-sanathana-dharma.blogspot.com/</ref>

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.<ref name=":0">http://hindu-sanathana-dharma.blogspot.com/</ref> Talking of the Gita, Gita Mahatmya (as in the Padma Purana) says,<blockquote>सर्वोपनिषदो गावो दोग्धा गोपालनन्दनः । पार्थो वत्सः सुधीर्भोक्ता दुग्धं गीतामृतं महत् ॥४॥<ref>Abhinavagupta (March 1987), [https://ia800609.us.archive.org/12/items/HindiBook--shrimad-gitartha-sangraha-prabha-devi.pdf/HindiBook--shrimad-gitartha-sangraha-prabha-devi.pdf Shrimad Geetartha Sangraha], Kashmir: Normal Press.</ref></blockquote><blockquote>sarvopaniṣado gāvo dogdhā gopālanandanaḥ । pārtho vatsaḥ sudhīrbhoktā dugdhaṁ gītāmr̥taṁ mahat ॥4॥</blockquote>Meaning: All the Upanishads are cows; the Milker is Krishna, the cowherd boy; Partha (Arjuna) is the calf; men of purified intellect are the drinkers, the milk is the great nectar of the Gita.<ref name=":0" />

== Commentaries on the Gita ==

== Commentaries on the Gita ==