On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Lord Krishna gave an inspiring message to Arjuna, which
became known as Bhagvad Gita, Bhagawat Geeta or Srimad Bhagavad Gita - the
song celestial. 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.
The message of Gita was not
delivered on banks of Ganges, nor inside caves, monasteries or at the
outset of any hermit's dwelling place but was conferred on the battlefield
filled with belligerent armies, awaiting fierce encounter. When Arjuna saw
revered teachers, beloved friends and close relatives on his enemy side,
he was overtaken by grief and despair. As a result he chose to lay down
his arms and sought counsel from his charioteer and friend, 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. Arjuna was convinced 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.
Apart from guidelines for ascetics to
march forward on the spiritual path, Gita has plenty to offer to each of
us in variety of circumstances in our day-to-day life. Though Gita's
message was delivered centuries back, it is equally rejuvenating today,
which itself is an ample justification for Gita's place among jewel crown
of world's spiritual scriptures. Today, Bhagavad Gita has crossed boundaries of cast, creed, religion and
nationality and has found place as an icon of human spiritual wisdom. As
a result, it has been translated in many leading languages of the
world.
Gujarati is considered by many literates as 'poor language
of rich people'. The language of Mahatma Gandhi was blessed by Shri
Yogeshwarji with more than hundred books covering various forms of
literature. On premier spiritual scriptures such as Bhagavad Gita,
Upanishads, Brahma Sutra, Srimad Bhagavat, Yog Darshan, Ramayan and
Mahabharata, Yogeshwarji wrote authoritative treatise in easy to understand
Gujarati language.
Saral Gita - Poetic rendering of Bhagavad-Gita was written
by Shri Yogeshwarji in 1953 and was first published in 1960. Thereafter
due to popular demand, it was reprinted many times. To date, more than
150,000 Saral Gita have been published in 27+ reprints. 'Saral Gita'
audio cassette is also available in the melodious voice of Ashit & Hema
Desai. The only available Gujarati translation of holy Bhagavad Gita, 'SARAL
GITA' is made available online for the first time on this site for the
benefit of millions of Gujaratis' spread across the globe. We have also
included mp3 audio for select
chapters for your pleasure. We hope that our esteem visitors will be
delighted by this offering.
Listen Yogeshwarji's
lectures on Bhagavad Gita
(mp3 format)
