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Commentary on the Srimad Bhagavad Gita-1.1 : Swami Krishnananda

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 =======================================================================  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  10/09/2019. Commentary on the Srimad Bhagavad Gita-1.1 : Swami Krishnananda Discourse 1: The Colophon of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita-1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.1 "Brahmavidyayam yogasastre srikrshnarjunasamvade." These words occur at the end of each chapter of the Bhagavadgita. Those who do not know Sanskrit might not have even noticed this. Those who know Sanskrit just take it for granted and bypass it as something that needs to be recited at the end of each chapter, whatever the reason may be. But there is no redundant word in the Bhagavadgita. There is nothing that can be bypassed or considered as introductory, just to be glossed over. Even if there is a well-known ...