Bhagavatgita
Bhagavtgita is extolled in Mahbharatha as follows:
geethaa sugeethaa karthavyaa kimanyaih SaasthrasangrahaiH
yaa svayam padhmanaabhasyamukhapadhmaath vinisrthaa
Why do we need other sasthras when Bhagavtgita that sprang from the lotus- faced Lord Padmanabha Himself?
sarvaSaasthramayee geethaa sarvadhevamayo hariH
sarvatheerThamayee gangaa sarvavedhamayo manuH
Gita is the epitome of all sasthras. Lord Hari is the abode of all devas.
Geethaa gangaa cha gaayathree govindhethi hrdhi sThithe
Chathurgagaarasamyukthe punarjanma na vidhyathe
To one in whose heart these four `ga'kaaraas , namely, geetha, ganaga, gaayathri and Govindha are found, has no rebirth.
bhaarathaamrthasarvasyageethaayaah maThithasya cha
saaram udDhrthya krshNena arjunasya mukhe hutham
( Mahabharatha- Bheeshmaparva)
In the gitadhyanasloka of Bhagavatgita we have the same idea expressed differently and more poetically.
Sarvopanishdho gaavo dhogDhaa gopaalanandhanaH
paarTho vathsassuDheerbhokthaa dhugDham geethaamrtham
mahath
All the Upanishads,( the essence of the Vedas) became the cows the one who milked them being the son of a cowherd, the calf was Partha and the milk, gitamruta and the consumers of the milk were sudheeh the people with right thinking. who seek the wisdom of the scriptures .Arjuna was the calf to induce the cow to give the milk.
We shall enjoy the nectar of Gita drop by drop by taking the slokas one by one.
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