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Bhagavat Gita

Introduction

All the major religions of the world have revealed versus or books, that not only represent the religion but also make the understanding of it easier for the followers, so that they can get all their questions answered at one place. Some religions have versus easy enough that all the followers can understand it easily, while others have difficulties and confusions that need to be clarified by the religious scholars. The major religions, including Islam, Christianity and Hinduism have their respective religious versus that highlight the essential points in the religion and make the understanding of it easier. The subject under discussion, Bhagavad Gita is the sacred text in Hinduism, and the following paragraphs would present the salient features of the scripture:

Bhagavad Gita, also known as Gita is a Hindu scripture which is said to be a part of ancient Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. Gita is a 700 words scripture and because of the presence of it in the epic, it is also classified as Smriti text. It is also eminent to mention here that certain branches of the Hindu religion, that also regard Gita as Upanishad, grant it the status of Sruti, which literally means the revealed text. Gita is also used for the representation of summary of the Upanishadic teachings, and thus is known as the 'Upanishad of the Upanishads' (Bhawuk, 2011, Pp: 143).

Discussion

The context of Gita is interesting and historical at the same time, and thus is the major reason behind the importance and popularity of it. The context is actually a conversation between two major religious figures in Hinduism: Krishna and the Pandava prince Arjuna, which is said to have taken place in the battle field. The occurrence of the conversation signifies that there was onset of war, known as Kurukshetra War, ...