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The Essence of the Gospel of the Bhagavadgita - 1. Swami Krishnananda.

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================================================================================== Friday 10, May 2024 08:30. Article Scriptures The Essence of the Gospel of the Bhagavadgita -1. Swami Krishnananda (Spoken at a conference in Delhi on December 27, 1973.) ================================================================================= This metropolis of Bharatavarsha, today called Delhi, the headquarters of our country, was originally known as Indraprastha, the capital of King Yudhisthira of Mahabharata fame. This is the spot and the atmosphere wherein was enacted the drama of human life many centuries ago, an enactment which has been recorded for us by Sage Krishna Dvapayana Vyasa in the masterly epic known as the Mahabharata. Not very far from this place is Kurukshetra, the arena wherein were arrayed conflicting forces as the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Therefore, it would be worthwhile for us to contemplate for a few seconds in our own hearts a majesty which once reigned supreme in th...