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Transliteration
Yasya m u lam tvay a proktam mameti hyarpaye katham /
Koaham arpa n a-kart a sy a m yasy a stitvam tvay a kritam //1//
Tvam sweekuru sh w a khil a karyakartah kritam tu kimchit tava pr i tij a tam /
G i t a rthas a rastu jane sh u gamyah tvad i ya k a ryesmi nimittam a tram //2//
Bha n it a Bhagavadg i t a bahv i bhih bh a shya-bhangibhih /
T a s a m t a lina-tatparyam granthesmin viniveditam //3//
Vibhrame bhartsit a G i t a vitarke n a vimarshakaih /
Satarkam khan d anam tesh a m vinayenaiva bh as hitam //4//
Kalakrame n a G i t a y a prayog a a gat a nav a h /
Tesh a m kathanam ch a api savistare n a samarpitam //5//
V a chakeshu vyavasth a yin Vishwesha-a Vishwa-vatsala /
Vanditv a anena granthena vinamram tv a m yaj a myaham //6//
Translation
How can I dedicate this as mine whose source is (as) told by You?
Who am I to dedicate whose existence is created by You? //1//
Even then, Oh Doer of Everything, accept
what little is done born from your love!
The essence of the Gita needs to be disseminated among people;
I am just an instrument ( nimitta ) in Your own work. //2//
The Bhagavad-Gita is spoken of by numerous waves of ( bhangibhih ) commentaries;
their underlying ( talina ) purport ( tatparyam ) is narrated in this book. //3//
The Gita has been criticised in confusion by critics with false arguments;
their refutation is presented (here) logically and politely only. //4//
In the course of time, new applications ( prayogah ) of the Gita have come into vogue;
their narration is also offered in good detail. //5//
Through this book, I salute (and) propitiate ( yaj a mi ) You in all modesty, the Lord of the universe,
(who is) affectionate to all, and nicely abiding among the readers. //6//
[The original Sanskrit verses and their translation are both by the author]
Note: Page numbers in italics indicate tables.
adharma
Advaita
Advaita, Dvaita and Vishi shta dvaiata: Reconciliation
ahamk a ra
akart a
akshohi n is n3
ananda
An u -G i t a
atheist
Atman
avat a ra
bhakti
BORI
Brahmas u tras
brahma-vidya
brand value
Buddhism
caste, caste system
charity
code of conduct
corporate social responsibility
death, perspective on
deontology
desire, the Gitas attitude to
detachment
dharma
Dvaita
Dvait a dvaita
ethics in the Gita
free will in the Gita n11
Gita, the: authorship of
happiness and the Gita
Hinduism
holistic approach/view
humility
jn a na-m a rga (yoga)
Jnaneshwari
karma-m a rga (yoga)
Karnataka Bhagavadgite
kart a
loka-hita/loka-sangraha
Mahabharata , the
Mani sha -panchakam
Marxism
ma t has
m a y a
meditation n8
mind, states of
modern leaders of Indian Renaissance-their three thrusts
moha
moksha/mukti (liberation)
non-attachment
non-violence
pancha-bhedas
personnel management
prapatti
Prasth a nat r iya
Pur an as
purush a rthas
Renaissance, Indian
Rigveda
rituals
sacred text
S a dhan a
Sankhya
sarva-bh u ta-hita
Satya: A dhy a tmika and Vy a vah a rika
self
shadvairis
shar i ra - y a tr a
shraddh a n2
shramad a na
Shuddh a dvaita
sin/sinner, Gitas attitude to
success in life
svakarma
sw(v)adharma
theosophical society
three stages in the spread of the gita
trigunas ( s a ttvika, r a jasika and t a masika )
truth pursuit in research
upanishads
Uttara-G i t a , the
var n as
virtuous cycle ( chakra )
Vishi shta dvaita
Vishwarupa
work ethics
world-its reality
yajna
yoga-shastra
Contents
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