The Bhagavad Gita, or the Sacred Lay
A Sanskrit Philosophical Poem (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Bhagavad Gita, or the Sacred Lay: A Sanskrit Philosophical Poem<br><br>The Bhagavad Gt is a poem, written in the usual verse-form of the Hindu epic poems, and is an episode in the sixth book, or Bhshma Parvan, of the Mahabharata, an epic poem devoted mainly to the deeds of the rival princes, who, though descended from a common ancestor, Kuru, fought as Kauravas and Pandavas for the kingdom of which Hastinapura was the capital. The facts which preceded the opening scene of the poem are briefly these: - Dhritarashtra and Pandu, the sons of Vvasa, were brought up, after the death of their father, by their uncle Bhshma, who carried on, in their minority, the government of Hastinapura. Dhritarashtra was the first-born, but being blind, he renounced the kingdom in favour of Pandu. The former married Gandhar, daughter of Subala, king of Gandhara, and had one hundred sons, of whom Duryodhana was the eldest. Pandu married Kunt, also called Pritha, the daughter of a Yadava prince, Sra, who gave her in charge to his childless cousin, Kuntibhoja.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.