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Bhagavad Gītā
भगवद् गीतास्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine) · भगवत् (bhagavat — the blessed one) + गीता (gītā — song, from गै gai — to sing) · षष्ठी तत्पुरुष समास
bhagavad gītā
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The song of the Lord — dialogue between Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna
The Bhagavad Gītā is a 700-verse text within the Mahābhārata, where Kṛṣṇa teaches Arjuna about karma-yoga, bhakti-yoga, and jñāna-yoga. It is considered one of the three sources (prasthāna-traya) of Vedānta, along with the Upaniṣads and the Brahma-sūtra. It addresses practical questions: how to act in the world without losing sight of knowledge.
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