Why I read Bhagvad Gita - again & again

 

                Krishna & Arjuna at Kurukshetra battlefield

About a year back, I got a random Facebook post in my feed in which the speaker made the point that books like #BhagvadGita are not books you read once and leave it. You need to keep reading and reflecting.

It resonated deeply and I resolved to read Gita often.

A few weeks later, I saw a post in another context where the story of Dr. E. Sreedharan was shared. Dr. Sreedharan aka 'The Metro Man' is a greatly accomplished and appreciated person who has many crowning achievements to his credit. He reads the Gita daily.

This inspired me all the more in my practice of reading Gita more often.

Beginning of this year (when the office was still functioning), I shared about the practice of Dr. Sreedharan with some colleagues over lunch.

One of them said, she had the opportunity of meeting some of the close colleagues of Dr. Sreedharan and asked them what is the one thing they recall about working with him. The answer was that he gifted a copy of Bhagvad Gita to them.

This chance information made me curious about which translation of Gita does Dr. Sreedharan read and gift to his staff.

The information was not available on the public domain and nor was there any direct way to reach him. I searched him on social media platforms without success.

With some divine inspiration and the help of two kind individuals, who were connected to him, I was finally able to hear directly from him the answer I was looking for.

 

 

I have been reading Gita Makaranda for the last many months and benefiting from it.

There are many good translations of Gita and so is this one. It uses a simple language and takes a practical approach in explaining the Gita. What I like the most about the book is that it remains true to Advaita Vedanta. It's a sheer pleasure to read Vedanta expressed in simple and practical way.

Read the Gita regularly. Apply it in your life. Uplift your life.