The Literary Genius of the Bhagavad Gita

Name: The Literary Genius of the Bhagavad Gita
Brand: Bodhi Books
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By Pariksith Singh

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The Gita is one of the most important canonical works of Indian literature. Illustrious seers andphilosophers such as Adi Sankara, Sri Ramanujacharya, and Madhvacharya have commented onits spirituality and darshana, its Vedanta, sankhya, bhakti, jnana and karma yoga, rhetoric, andlogic. But there is one aspect of the Gita that has been ignored so far. That is its literary qualityand symphonic structure.The author submits that the literary design and tropes of the Gita are unique and intrinsic to itsmessage. Without this design of its chapters and shlokas, the themes and motifs addressed bythe scripture would not have had such a lasting effect on the mind of India.The Gita may itself be seen as an alankara, an ornament, in the grand structure of the epicMahabharata. It is a miniature Veda, carrying on the traditions of the Sruti and its masterfulcompositions. The author uses both Indian and Western modes of aesthetics to explore andbring out the genius of the Gita, a first in the tradition of modern literary criticism.Approaching the Gita as literature allows the student to view it in a fresh manner and withgreater freedom. In the process, they might begin to see how certain key concepts, such asdharma, yoga, yudha, and karma, are developed as if a living guru were instructing a student,allowing them to grow in consciousness like the protagonist Arjuna.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 248
Release Date:: 2025-12-24
Publication Date:: 2025-12-24
Publisher:: Bodhi Books
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 9365470137
ISBN13:: 9789365470130
Weight:: 355 g
Height:: 140 cm
Width:: 216 cm
Thickness:: 15 cm

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