On the battlefield of
Kurukshetra, Lord Krishna gave an inspiring message to Arjuna, which
became known as Bhagavad Gita. The 700 verses rendered by Lord
Krishna are considered as quintessence of Hinduism and reflects the
wisdom of Upanishads. Bhagavad Gita is part of epic
Mahabharata and is contained in
Bhishma Parva, chapter 23-40.
Arjuna saw his revered
teachers, beloved friends and close relatives in enemy side so he was
overtaken by grief and despair. Shunning from fighting against them,
he chose to lay down his arms and sought counsel from Lord Krishna. In
his unique and mesmerizing style, Krishna answered Arjun's array of
questions covering sin, slander and siblings to death, duty, desire,
duality and divinity. Lord Krishna convinced Arjuna that death on the
battlefield was that merely of physical frame and not of the inner
immortal soul. The conversation between Krishna and Arjuna threw light
on many important aspects of Hinduism such as life and death, karma,
devotion, jnana, yoga, supreme reality and duality.
Shri Yogeshwarji had immense love for Bhagavad Gita. Right from
his early days in school, Yogeshwarji began learning and understanding
Bhagavad Gita. The process continued throughout his life. He often
said that 'Bhagavad Gita has nurtured me and fed me like a mother and
has greatly influenced my thought process. Whenever I wanted
inspiration and guidance, I looked forward to Bhagavad Gita and I was
never disappointed.'
Yogeshwarji imbibed Bhagavad Gita into his day to day. He wrote many books
and gave innumerable discourses on various chapters of Bhagavad Gita. His contemplations
were very refreshing and people considered him as an authority on Bhagavad
Gita.
Beside 'Saral Gita', his rendering of Bhagavad Gita in Gujarati poems, 'Gita
Darshan' is one of his most popular and best selling book.
In this book, the reader will find Yogeshwarji's comments and
interpretations about verses of Bhagavad Gita. Besides simple meaning, one
will find an ideology and path following which one can attain God. His
writings are different than other writers in that he depicted Bhagavad Gita
as a mean to go closer to God. From a spiritual aspirant's point of view
this book is invaluable guide in sadhana.
For sure,
therefore the readers will find something appealing in this book. Those who
love ‘Bhagvad Gita’ and Shri Yogeshwarji’s literature will find it
interesting to go through his other books ‘Gita Nu Sangeet’, ‘Gita Tatva
Vichar’
and ‘Gita Sandesh’.
