The Bhagavad Gita

Recounts the conversation between Arjuna the warrior and his charioteer Krishna the manifestation of God. This book sets out the lessons Arjuna must learn to change the outcome of the war he is to fight and culminates in Krishna revealing to the warrior his true cosmic form counselling him to search for the universal perfection of life.|Laurie L. Patton is Winship Distinguished Research Professor and Chairperson (1996). She earned her B.A. from Harvard University and her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. For several years during the last two decades she has made her Indian home in Pune Maharashtra. Her scholarly interests are in the interpretation of early Indian ritual and narrative comparative mythology literary theory in the study of religion and women and Hinduism in contemporary India.Laurie L. Patton Winship Distinguished Research Professor and Chairperson (1996). She earned her B.A. from Harvard University and her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. For several years during the last two decades she has made her Indian home in Pune Maharashtra. Her scholarly interests are in the interpretation of early Indian ritual and narrative comparative mythology literary theory in the study of religion and women and Hinduism in contemporary India.|Part of the ancient Hindu epic The Mahabharata The Bhagavad Gita is one of the enduring religious texts of the worldThe Bhagavad Gita is an early poem that recounts the conversation between Arjuna the warrior and his charioteer Krishna a manifestation of God. In the moments before a great battle Krishna sets out the important lessons Arjuna must learn to understand his own role in the war he is about to fight. Krishna reveals to Arjuna his true cosmic form and counsels the warrior to act according to his sacred obligations. Ranging from instructions on yoga to moral discussion the Gita has served for centuries as an everyday practical guide to living well. Translated with an introduction by Laurie L. Patton