A source for the Teachings of Yoga and Hinduism
The sacred Srimad Bhagavad-gita is, without any doubt, the most famous text of this immense forest that is the Vedic holy scriptures.
I do not think it is necessary to justify a new edition of this marvelous work, because although it is perhaps one of the most translated and commented-upon books of all times, every new translation, every new commentary is simply another contribution, another offering that will enrich us even further, by highlighting new and different aspects of this incredible text, which is a source and a mine of infinite wisdom. The more that humanity reads and studies it, the more wisdom it will find. It is of transcendental nature.
The Bhagavad-gita holds a new message with fresh meanings for each new generation, because Lord Krishna has not spoken his eternal message just to one particular man in a specific era, but to the all humanity in every epoch, country and generation.
This book contains the wisdom and teachings of Lord Krishna, the eighth divine incarnation or avatar of Lord Vishnu, to his disciple and devotee Arjuna, the legendary warrior. The Bhagavad-gita, in its 700 Sanskrit verses, forms a part of the Bhishma Parva, chapters 25 to 42, of the Mahabharata, one of the principal classical epics of the Vedic literature. However, in its own right, the Gita is considered to be a sacred book which is authorized and respected by all the different lines and schools within Hinduism.
Bhagavan is a denominative for God in Hinduism. Bhaga means riches or opulence, and vat means he who possesses. Bhagavan therefore means “The Opulent One”. Bhagavad-gita means then – “The Divine Song” or “The Song of God”.
In the text we find the basic principles and fundamentals of the sanatana-dharma religion, such as devotion, the law of karma, yoga, meditation, dharma, the cyclic concept of time, God and the true nature and essence that palpitates behind the world of names and forms.
