Few facts of Bhagavad Gita

What is the Bhagavad-Gita?

The Bhagavad-Gita is the eternal message of spiritual wisdom from ancient India. The word Gita means song and the word Bhagavad means God, often the Bhagavad-Gita is called the Song of God.

Why is the Bhagavad-Gita called a song if it is spoken?

Because its rhyming meter is so beautifully harmonic and melodious when spoken perfectly.

What is the name of this rhyming meter?

It is called Anustup and contains 32 syllables in each verse.

Who originally spoke the Bhagavad-Gita?

Lord Krishna originally spoke the Bhagavad-Gita.

Where was the Bhagavad-Gita originally spoken?

In India at the holy land of Kuruksetra.

Why is the land of Kuruksetra so holy?

Because of benedictions given to King Kuru by Brahma that anyone dying in Kuruksetra while performing penance or while fighting in battle will be promoted directly to the heavenly planets.

Where is the Bhagavad-Gita to be found?

In the monumental, historical epic Mahabharata written by Vedavyasa.

What is the historical epic Mahabharta?
The Mahabharata is the most voluminous book the world has ever known. The Mahabharata covers the history of the earth from the time of creation in relation to India. Composed in 100,000 rhyming quatrain couplets the Mahabharata is seven times the size of the Illiad written by Homer.

Who is Vedavyasa?

Vedavyasa is the divine saint and incarnation who authored the Srimad Bhagavatam, Vedanta Sutra, the 108 Puranas, composed and divided the Vedas into the Rik, Yajur, Artharva and Sama Vedas, and wrote the the great historical treatise Mahabharata known as the fifth Veda. His full name is Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa and he was the son of sage Parasara and mother Satyavati.

Why is the Mahabharata known as the fifth Veda?

Because it is revealed in the Vedic scripture Bhavisya Purana III.VII.II that the fifth Veda written by Vedavyasa is called the Mahabharata.

What are the special characteristics of the Mahabharata?

The Mahabharata has no restrictions of qualification as to who can hear it or read it. Everyone regardless of caste or social position may hear or read it at any time. Vedavyasa wrote it with the view not to exclude all the people in the worlds who are outside of the Vedic culture. He himself has explained that the Mahabharata contains the essence of all the purports of the Vedas. This we see is true and it is also written in a very intriguing and dramatically narrative form.

What about the Aryan invasion theory being the source of the Bhagavad-Gita?

The Aryan invasion theory has been proven in the 1990s not to have a shred of truth in it. Indologists the world over have realized that the Aryans are the Hindus themselves.

What is the size of the Bhagavad-Gita?

The Bhagavad-Gita is composed of 700 Sanskrit verses contained within 18 chapters, divided into three sections each consisting of six chapters. They are Karma Yoga the yoga of actions. Bhakti Yoga the yoga of devotion and Jnana Yoga the yoga of knowledge.

When was the Bhagavad-Gita spoken?

The Mahabharata confirms that Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad-Gita to Arjuna at the Battle of Kuruksetra in 3137 B.C.. According to specific astrological references in the Vedic scriptures, the year 3102 B.C. is the beginning of kali yuga which began 35 years after the battle 5000 years ago. If calculated accurately it goes to 5151years from today.

What is the opinion of western scholars from ancient times?

According to the writings of both the Greek and the Romans such as Pliny, Arrian and Solinus as well as Megastathanes who wrote a history of ancient India and who was present as an eyewitness when Alexander the Great arrived in India in 326 B.C. was that before him were 154 kings who ruled back to 6777 B.C. This also follows the Vedic understanding.

When was the Bhagavad-Gita first translated into English?

The first English edition of the Bhagavad-Gita was in 1785 by Charles Wilkins in London, England. This was only 174 years after the translation of the King James Bible in 1611.

Was the Bhagavad-Gita also translated into other languages?

Yes. The Bhagavad-Gita was translated into Latin in 1823 by Schlegel. It was translated into German in 1826 by Von Humbolt. It was translated into French in 1846 by Lassens and it was translated into Greek in 1848 by Galanos to mention but a few.

What was the original language of the Bhagavad-Gita?

The original language of the Bhagavad-Gita was classical Sanskrit from India.

Why is Srimad often written before the Bhagavad-Gita?
 
The word Srimad is a title of great respect. This is given because the Bhagavad-Gita reveals the essence of all spiritual knowledge.

Is history aware of the greatness of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita?

Historically many very extraordinary people such as Albert Einsten, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Herman Hesse, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Aldous Huxley, Rudolph Steiner and Nikola Tesla to name but a few have read Srimad Bhagavad-Gita and were inspired by its timeless wisdom.

What can be learned by the study of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita?

Accurate, fundamental knowledge about God, the ultimate truth, creation, birth and death, the results of actions, the eternal soul, liberation and the purpose as well as the goal of human existence.

What is Prayer?

Prayer doesn't just happen when we kneel or put hands together and focus and expect things from God

Instead...

Thinking positive and wishing good for others - That is prayer

When you hug a friend - That's a prayer

When you cook something to nourish family and friends- That's a prayer

When we send off our near and dear ones and say 'Drive Safely' or 'Be Safe'- That's prayer

When you are helping someone in need by giving your time and energy - You are praying

Prayer is a Vibration- A feeling - A thought.

Prayer is the voice of love, friendship, genuine relationships...

जिदंगी मे .......

1. जिदंगी मे कभी भी किसी को
      बेकार मत समझना क्योक़ि
        बंद पडी घडी भी दिन में
          दो बार सही समय बताती है

2. किसी की बुराई तलाश करने
      वाले इंसान की मिसाल उस
       मक्खी की तरह है जो सारे
         खूबसूरत जिस्म को छोडकर
           केवल जख्म पर ही बैठती है

3. टूट जाता है गरीबी मे
      वो रिश्ता जो खास होता है
        हजारो यार बनते है
          जब पैसा पास होता है

4. मुस्करा कर देखो तो
      सारा जहाॅ रंगीन है
        वर्ना भीगी पलको
          से तो आईना भी
             धुधंला नजर आता है

5..जल्द मिलने वाली चीजे
      ज्यादा दिन तक नही चलती
        और जो चीजे ज्यादा
           दिन तक चलती है
             वो जल्दी नही मिलती

6. बुरे दिनो का एक
      अच्छा फायदा
         अच्छे-अच्छे दोस्त
            परखे जाते है

7. बीमारी खरगोश की तरह
      आती है और कछुए की तरह
        जाती है
          जबकि पैसा कछुए की तरह
             आता है और.खरगोश की
                तरह जाता है

8. छोटी छोटी बातो मे
      आनंद खोजना चाहिए
        क्योकि बङी बङी तो
          जीवन मे कुछ ही होती है

9. ईश्वर से कुछ मांगने पर
      न मिले तो उससे नाराज
        ना होना क्योकि ईश्वर
           वह नही देता जो आपको
             अच्छा लगता है बल्कि
                वह देता है जो आपके लिए
                    अच्छा होता है

10. लगातार हो रही
        असफलताओ से निराश
           नही होना चाहिए क्योक़ि
              कभी-कभी गुच्छे की आखिरी
                  चाबी भी ताला खोल देती है

11. ये सोच है हम इसांनो की
        कि एक अकेला
          क्या कर सकता है
             पर देख जरा उस सूरज को
                वो अकेला ही तो चमकता है

12. रिश्ते चाहे कितने ही बुरे हो
        उन्हे तोङना मत क्योकि
          पानी चाहे कितना भी गंदा हो
             अगर प्यास नही बुझा सकता
                 वो आग तो बुझा सकता है

13. अब वफा की उम्मीद भी
         किस से करे भला
            मिटटी के बने लोग
               कागजो मे बिक जाते है

14. इंसान की तरह बोलना
         न आये तो जानवर की तरह
             मौन रहना अच्छा है

15. जब हम बोलना
         नही जानते थे तो
           हमारे बोले बिना'माँ'
             हमारी बातो को समझ जाती थी
                 और आज हम हर बात पर
                     कहते है छोङो भी 'माँ'
                         आप नही समझोगी

16. शुक्र गुजार हूँ
        उन तमाम लोगो का
           जिन्होने बुरे वक्त मे
              मेरा साथ छोङ दिया
                 क्योकि उन्हे भरोसा था
                    कि मै मुसीबतो से
                       अकेले ही निपट सकता हूँ

17. शर्म की अमीरी से
         इज्जत की गरीबी अच्छी है

18. जिदंगी मे उतार चङाव
         का आना बहुत जरुरी है
            क्योकि ECG मे सीधी लाईन
                का मतलब मौत ही होता है

19. रिश्ते आजकल रोटी
         की तरह हो गए है
            जरा सी आंच तेज क्या हुई
               जल भुनकर खाक हो जाते

20. जिदंगी मे अच्छे लोगो की
        तलाश मत करो
          खुद अच्छे बन जाओ
            आपसे मिलकर शायद
               किसी की तालाश पूरी हो

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" इंसान " बुरा तब बनता है
        जब वो " खुद " को,
              " दूसरों " से ज्यादा अच्छा
                        समझने लगता है !

खुश रहा करो क्योकि
     परेशान होने से कल की मुश्किल
           दूर नहीं होती बल्कि आज का
                सुकून भी चला जाता है !!

लोग अक्सर कहते है,
     जिंदा रहे तो फिर मिलेंगे !
           मगर एक सच्चे दोस्त ने,
                  क्या खूब कहा है कि
                         मिलते रहोगे तो...
                               जिंदा रहेंगे..... !!

Jokes Collection - 1

Wife to hubby: Darling in pictures of Shiva-Parvati, Shiva has a Trishool.
In pictures of Vishnu-Lakshmi, Vishnu has Chakra in hand and pictures of Rama-Sita, Rama has bow in hand. But in case of Krishna-Radha, he has flute in hand. Why is this?

Hubby: You see dear the three God's whom you mentioned first are with the wives. That is why they have weapons. Krishna is with his girlfriend. Hence no weapons required. This shows when it comes to dealing with wives, even Gods need protection.😁😂😜

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Doctor to female patient: U r looking so weak & exhausted... R u taking 3 meals a day as I had advised u ?

Female patient : " ohhh no !!!! Where is Your compounder who typed 3 Males a day..!!!

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Wife : Shall I prepare Sambar or Rasam today.
Husband : First make it, we will name it later.

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A frustrated husband in front of his laptop:

Dear google, please do not behave like my wife...
Please allow me to complete my sentence before you start guessing & suggesting.

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A married man's prayer;

Dear God, u gave me childhood, u took it away
U gave me youth, u took it away.
U gave me a wife.......... Its been years now,
just reminding u......

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A man brings his best buddy home for dinner unannounced at 5:30 after work.
His wife begins screaming at him and his friend just sits and listens in.
"My hair & makeup are not done, the house is a mess, the dishes are not done, I'm still in my pajamas and I can't be bothered with cooking tonight ! Why the hell did you bring him home for?"

Husband answers "Because he's thinking of getting married"

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Husband: I found Aladin's lamp today.

Wife: wow, what did u ask for darling??

Husband: I asked him to increase your brain ten times..

Wife: oh..jaan..luv u so much.. Did he do that??

Husband: He laughed and said multiplication doesn't apply on zero.

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Employee: Sir You are like a lion in the office! What about at home??

Boss: I am a lion at home too, But Goddess Durga sits on the lion there !

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A man gifted his wife a diamond necklace for their anniversary and wife didn't speak to him for 6 months.

Was the necklace FAKE?

Nooooo! That was the deal :)

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A couple was having dinner at a fancy restaurant. As the food was served, the husband said, "the food looks delicious, let's eat."

Wife: honey.....you say prayer before eating at home.

Husband: that's at home sweetheart......here the chef knows how to cook.


Best Slogan on a
MAN's T-Shirt :  "Please Do Not Disturb me, I am Married and already very Disturbed"

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A conversation between a husband and wife when their son stood first in the class test.
Husband : "He has got my brains."
Wife : "Must be true.Mine is still with me."

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Biggest ironies of India

1) We'd rather spend more on daughters wedding than on her education.

2) We live in a country where seeing a policeman makes us nervous rather than feeling safe

3) In IAS exam, a person writes a brilliant 1500 words essay about how Dowry is a social evil. Impresses everyone and cracks the exam.
One year later same person demands a dowry of 1 crore, because he is an IAS officer.

4) Indians are very shy and still are 121 Crore in population.

5) Indians are obsessed with screen guards on their smartphones even though most come with scratch proof Gorilla Glass but never bother wearing a helmet while riding their bikes.

6) Reserved people get more benefit than deserved people...!

7) The worst movies earn the most

8) A porn-star is accepted in society as a celebrity, but a rape victim is not even accepted as a normal human being.

9) Politicians Divide us, Terrorists Unite us

10) Everyone is in a hurry, but no one reaches on time

11) Priyanka Chopra earned more money playing Mary Kom, than Mary Kom earned in her entire career.

12) Most people who fight over Gita and Quran, have probably never read any of them

13)The shoes we wear are sold in air Conditioned showrooms, the vegetables we eat are sold on the footpath..

Think !!!!

A little Trivia

A little trivia to make you seem smart !   

Glass  takes one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times.    

Gold  is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years.    

Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.    

If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.     

Zero  is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals.    

Kits  were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.    

The song, Auld Lang Syne ,  is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every    

English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.     

Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent.     

Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450F.     

The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.     

Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.     

The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.    

Airports at higher altitudes-require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.    

The University of Alaska spans four time zones.   

The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.   

In ancient Greece tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.     

Warner Communications paid 28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday.      

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.     

A comet's tail always points away from the sun.    

The Swine Flu vaccine in 1976 caused more death and illness than the disease it was intended to prevent.     

Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.     

The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in   

armor raised their visors to reveal their identity.     

If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.   

When a person dies, hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is sight.   

In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.    

Strawberries  are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside.    

Avocados  have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams.    

The moon-moves about two inches away from the Earth each year.    

The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.   

Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters.    

Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy.    

Soldiers  do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.    

Everything  weighs one percent less at the equator.    

For every extra kilogram carried on a space flight, 530 kg of excess fuel are needed at lift-off.      

The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements. 

As kids see it . . .

1) NUDITY
I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved.  She was stark naked!  As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, 'Mom, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!'

2) OPINIONS

On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother.  The note read, 'The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents.'
 
3) KETCHUP

A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar.  During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. 'Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now.  She's hitting the bottle.'
 
4) MORE NUDITY

A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room.  When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover.  The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, 'What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy before?'
 
5) POLICE # 1

While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old.  Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, 'Are you a cop?'  'Yes,' I answered and continued writing the report.  'My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police.  Is that right?'  'Yes, that's right,' I told her.  'Well, then,' she said as she extended her foot toward me, 'would you please tie my shoe?'
 
6) POLICE # 2

It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me. 'Is that a dog you got back there?' he asked.  'It sure is,' I replied.  Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van.  Finally he said, 'What'd he do?'
 
7) ELDERLY

While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds.  She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs.  One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass.  As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, 'The tooth fairy will never believe this!'

8) DRESS-UP

A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party.  When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, 'Daddy, you shouldn't wear that suit.'  'And why not, darling?' 
'You know that it always gives you a headache the next morning.'

9) DEATH

While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin.  Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased.  The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: 'Glory be unto the Faaather, and unto the Sonnn, and into the hole he goooes.' (I want this line used at my funeral!)

10) SCHOOL

A little girl had just finished her first week of school.  'I'm just wasting my time,' she said to her mother.  'I can't read, I can't write, and they won't let me talk!'

11) BIBLE

A little boy opened the big family Bible.  He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages.  Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it.  What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages.  'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out.  'What have you got there, dear?'  With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam's underwear."

Did You Know These Everyday Things Had Names?

Glabella - The space between your eyebrows is called a glabella.

Petrichor - The way it smells after the rain is called petrichor.

Aglet - The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoelaces is called an aglet.

Barm - The foam on beer is called a barm.

Wamble - The rumbling of stomach is actually called a wamble.

Vagitus - The cry of a new born baby is called a vagitus.

Tines - The prongs on a fork are called tines.

Phosphenes - The sheen or light that you see when you close your eyes and press your hands on them are called phosphenes.

Box Tent - The tiny plastic table placed in the middle of a pizza box is called a box tent.

Overmorrow - The day after tomorrow is called overmorrow.

Minimus - Your tiny toe or finger is called minimus.

Agraffe - The wired cage that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne is called an agraffe.

Vocables - The 'na na na' and 'la la la', which don't really have any meaning in the lyrics of any song, are called vocables.

Interrobang - When you combine an exclamation mark with a question mark (like this ?!), it is referred to as an interrobang.

Columella Nasi - The space between your nostrils is called columella nasi.

Armscye - The armhole in clothes, where the sleeves are sewn, is called armscye.

Dysania - The condition of finding it difficult to get out of the bed in the morning is called dysania.

Griffonage - Unreadable hand-writing is called griffonage (Are you reading this dear doctors?)

Tittle - The dot over an “i” or a “j” is called tittle.

Crapulence - That utterly sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much is called crapulence.

Brannock Device - The metallic device used to measure your feeet at th

Your Pun...ishment

1. The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.

2. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

3. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.

4. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian .

5. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.

6. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass”.

7. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.

8. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.

9. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

10. The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

11. In a democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes.

12. If you jumped off the bridge in Paris, you'd be In Seine .

13. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. One turns to the other and says 'Dam!'

14. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a rootcanal? His goal: transcend dental medication.

15. There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did...

Quite Punny . . . . .

Lightning sometimes shocks people because it just doesn't know how to
conduct itself.

A prisoner's favorite punctuation mark is the period.  It marks the end
of his sentence.

A rule of grammar: double negatives are a no-no.

Sleeping comes so naturally to me, I could do it with my eyes closed.

Atheists don't solve exponential equations because they don't believe in
higher powers.

It's raining cats and dogs.  Well, as long as it doesn't reindeer.

I relish the fact that you've mustard the strength to ketchup to me.

My new theory on inertia doesn't seem to be gaining momentum.

The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned
veteran.

What did the grape say when it got stepped on?  Nothing - but it let out
a little whine.

If you don't pay your exorcist do you get repossessed ...??

John Deere's manure spreader is the only equipment the company won't
stand behind.

Pencils could be made with erasers at both ends, but what would be the
point?

I was arrested after my therapist suggested I take something for my
kleptomania.

A hungry traveller stops at a monastery and is taken to the kitchens.  A
brother is frying chips.  "Are you the friar?", he asks.  "No. I'm the
chip monk", he replies.

Yesterday I accidentally swallowed some food coloring.  The doctor says
I'm OK, but I feel like I've dyed a little inside.

What's the definition of a will?  (It's a dead giveaway).

Two peanuts were walking in a tough neighborhood and one of them was
a-salted.