Understand each verse of Gita under the light of Vedanta
The Bhagavad Gita is special because it is narrated in a very worldly, very practical setting. The outcome of the conversation would decide the fate of many million residents of the kingdom.
Arjuna, the famous archer is tensed in the battlefield and asks many questions to Krishna. Krishna very obviously understands that it is the knot of ignorance in Arjuna's mind that is keeping him from doing his duty. Therefore, he attacks that knot in all possible ways: Jñāna Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhaktī Yoga, Vibhūti Yoga, Aiśvarya Yoga, you name it. And now that we are naming the chapters, that tells us of the depths of Krishna’s love for Arjuna.
The situation of Krishna reflects the situation of every real teacher. You have to pull up the one lying in dirt and make him fight the highest battle. You don’t merely have to polish and shine an already existing ornament in gold; the task of the teacher is to take an ordinary piece of metal, iron, zinc, nickel or copper, and turn it into gold.
The Bhagavad Gita is special because it is narrated in a very worldly, very practical setting. The outcome of the conversation would decide the fate of...