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  • proper noun An epic poem from Mahabharata where Krishna gives Arjuna a discourse on ethics.

Etymologies

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From Sanskrit भगवद्गीता (bhagavadgītā), from भगवत् (bhagavat, "holy") + गीता (gītā, "song").

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Examples

  • The translation up for trial is called "Bhagavad Gita as It Is," and is central to the global Hare Krishna movement.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • By these standards, if you still call Bhagavad Gita a terrorist scripture, then you have to precede such statements by the Bible and Quran.

    Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: The Bhagavad Gita Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 2012

  • By these standards, if you still call Bhagavad Gita a terrorist scripture, then you have to precede such statements by the Bible and Quran.

    Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: The Bhagavad Gita Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 2012

  • This album involves a sustained engagement with one of Hinduism's sacred writings known as the Bhagavad Gita.

    Michael Gilmour: Yusuf Islam, Salman Rushdie And Censorship Michael Gilmour 2011

  • By these standards, if you still call Bhagavad Gita a terrorist scripture, then you have to precede such statements by the Bible and Quran.

    Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: The Bhagavad Gita Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 2012

  • Finally, as the Ultimate Philosopher, He spoke the immortal verses of the Bhagavad Gita, which is the very core of Vedic teaching, and to this day the most concise and explicit statement of the eternal Truth yet received by humans.

    Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010

  • Finally, as the Ultimate Philosopher, He spoke the immortal verses of the Bhagavad Gita, which is the very core of Vedic teaching, and to this day the most concise and explicit statement of the eternal Truth yet received by humans.

    Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010

  • Similarly, in the Bhagavad Gita, which is India's classic text on yoga and spiritual wisdom, prince Arjuna faces a similar existential crisis as he is called upon to fight a gruesome war against his own kinsmen, led by his wily and unrighteous cousin Duryodhana.

    Ramnath Subramanian: Religious Wisdom for Dealing with Death Ramnath Subramanian 2010

  • Finally, as the Ultimate Philosopher, He spoke the immortal verses of the Bhagavad Gita, which is the very core of Vedic teaching, and to this day the most concise and explicit statement of the eternal Truth yet received by humans.

    Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010

  • After all, the Bhagavad Gita is a part of that epic and has an outlook that borders on the panentheistic.

    Quote of the Day (John Wilkins) James F. McGrath 2009

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