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Dear Sri Vijayakumar
 
You have questioned and also answered yourself which is very correct.  
 
- First of all we need to analyse who is that  'someone' who has informed you something against picture of Lord and Geetha.   Because he is stating something related to Geetha which is one of the prastanatraya and is deemed as containing the upanishat sara as per the words of  Bhagavan Vyasa and followed by all the three acharyas.   This solid proof heavily weighs against all statements by others as Vyasa is none other than Vishnu himself - vyasaya vishnu rupaya.....
 
- Secondly, In the geetha itself you can find answer that Geetha must be studied under an able guru and that its essence should be spread across the world etc., etc.
 
- Thirdly scriptures alludes the importance of shravana-manana-nidhidhyasana -  "atmavare shrotavyo mantavyo nidhidhyasithavyo....." .  Being attained the prime place amongst prastanatrayas, geetha is undoubtedly meant for shravana & manana.
 
- Fourthly, Sri Madhwacharya says that each sloka of the Mahabharatha has three levels of esoteric knowledge hidden in it and Geetha has more than 10 different meanings in it.  So the comprehension of Geetha is the utmost duty of even demi gods let alone human beings.  You can also refer Adi Shankara's 'Bhaja Govindam' song, where he states the importance of Geetha & VSN - dhyeyam geetha namasahasram....  and I am not yet qualified to learn geetha bhashya of Sri Ramanuja now.  However, the acharyas are the strong votaries of Supremacy of Geetha and in fact, the knowledge contained in it can only be unearthed with the help of commentaries of these acharyas and the disciples down the line.
 
- Fifthly Geetha should not be viewed as just a command but it should be our way of life.  That is what is being preached by Acharyas in order to ward us off the unwanted pleasures and sorrows of this life.
 
Based on numerous facts over and above, Geetha is a very sacred command from the God. Hence one can deduce that anything connected to geetha - the picture etc., reminds us the enormosity of the task at hand i.e., of studying Geetha and following the commands. 
 
Hence pls do not have any doubts on pictures of Krishna/Arjuna or the Geetha by itself.  It is the pride of the followers of sanathama dharma.   It is the mercy of Krishna that has flown in the form of Geetha and he is only waiting for one who gladly accept it.   Here faith plays very major role but we should not at any point of time stop there but continue unearthing hidden jewels in the ocean called Geetha.  It is only the 'opinions' of the underserved who should not touch Geetha with their mind covered in loukika dust.  That's it.  
 
thanks
sukumar
 
 
 
 
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From: SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of sv65@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 9:06 AM
To: srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [SriRangaSri] Question about Gitopadesam picture


Dear Srirangasri members,
Someone told us that we should not keep Gitopadesam picture in our
house(We have one for many years); as well as that we are not
supposed to even have Bhagavad Gita book in the house.
Can anyone confirm if this is correct and if so the rationale behind
it. As far as I am concernced the picture of Gitopadesam represents
the essense of vedas; a constant reminder that Sri krishna
(Supreme) is the charioteer and we just do as he wishes.
I will be grateful for your enlightment on this.
Sincerely,
S. Vijayakumar

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