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Srimad Bhagavad Gita or Gitopanishad is considered to be the essence of all Upanishads instructed to Arjuna by Shri Krishna on the battle field of Kurukshetra during the Mahabharata war.

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How much time did Sri Krishna take to preach Gita to Arjuna?

Just imagine you are on the battlefield, the two armies facing each other eager to strike. Everyone is agitated and in the midst of this chaos the knowledge of Geeta is being sermonized. It will tak …
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Krishna said in Bhagawad Gita that He is Rama among the weapon wielders. Whom was He referri...

In the 10th Chapter of Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna said as follows: पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्। झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी।।10.31।। "Among the purifiers (or th …
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Why did Sri Krishna say he was VAJRA among weapons?

While giving discourse to Arjuna, Sri Krishna says that he was VAJRA among weapons. आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्। प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।। Of the weap …
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Were Ganesh and Kartikeya mentioned in Vedas? Is Ganapati Elder to Kartikeya?

Kartikeya was mentioned in the Ramayana, but not Ganapati and his First Adoration in Pujas. Kaartikeya as mentioned in Srimad Ramayana is the same character as mentioned in Srimad Bhagavad Gita. Whi …
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Did Sri Krishna really show Viswarupa Darshan to Arjuna or was it merely a projection of Arj...

Majority of the people misunderstood the Vishwarupa Darshanam, as narrated in Srimad Bhagavad Gita. When Arjuna asked Sri Krishna to show his Divine form (द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम), Sr …
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What are the Yagnas Sri Krishna was referring to in Srimad Bhagavad Gita?

While explaining Karma Yoga to Arjuna, Sri Krishna says: देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः। परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ।। 3.11 Meaning: You nourish the gods with this. Let those …
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Why did Sri Krishna say he is Indra among Devatas?

Sri Krishna, while equating himself with greatest among all living beings and non-living things among various sects, says in Bhagavad Gita as follows: आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्। मर …
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Why did Sri Krishna say he is Usanas among seers?

Sri Krishna says that he was Ushanas among seers in B.G. वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः। मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः।।10.37।। Of the Vrsnis (the members of the Vrsni c …
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'Playing football takes us nearer to heaven rather than reading Bhagavad Gita' but how and why?

I think we have to understand the words of Swamiji with reference to the famous saying śarīramādyaṃ khalu dharmasādhanam This body is surely the foremost instrument of doing [good] deeds E …
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Why did Sri Krishna advice Arjuna to do service to other Saints, for gaining knowledge?

Sri Krishna said: तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया। उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिनः।।4.34।। "Know that through prostration, iniry and service. The wise ones who have …
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Where Gita is mentioned in Mahabharata?

It starts with Bhagawad Gita Parva of Bhishma Parva in Mahabharata. The link to that Parva (Sanskrit and Transliteration version) has been provided below; https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/mbs/mbs060 …
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Why wasn't Bhagavad Gita available at the time of Ramayana?

The sloka that was referred to is as follows: इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्। विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत्।।4.1।। "I imparted this imperishable Yoga to Vivasvan, Vivasvan taugh …
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Are aggressive sages like Durvasa not true sages?

There are 3 methods of adoring the Almighty, as far as I understood. Performing religious rituals, as laid down in Sastras, offering prayers at prescribed times, following Dharmic way of life - ritua …
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Why is Indra called vAsava?

Sri Krishna says in the Srimad Bhagavad Gita the following: वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः। इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना।।10.22।। Vedanam, among the Vedas; I am the Sama-veda …
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What happens to a person's Karma if he attains salvation at the time of his death?

I think you did not go further in the 8th chapter of Srimad Bhagavad Gita. Sri Krishna also said in the subsequent slokas after sloka 5 as follows:: यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्। …
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