Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita by BS Murthy | Read English Best Novels and Download PDF Home Novels English Novels Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - Novels Novels Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - Novels by BS Murthy in English Spiritual Stories 6.6k 23.6k 8 Why is ThisBook Now? The Manusmriti,the social doctrine of yore, and theBhagvad-Gita,the spiritual tome in vogue that lay down the discriminatory dharma (duties) of the four social classes (castes) have been the bugbears of the Hindu backward classes. However, to ...Read Morechagrin, of late, as the latter is being mindlessly promoted even though the former was constitutionally debunked, they began advocating that it too should be dumped in a dustbin. Ironically, the improbability of their progenitor Krishna, the architect of the Gita, relegating his own ilk to the social margins failed to dawn upon these that Gita supposedly slights, even to this day! Thus, their intellectuals, instead of seeking to reclaim their priceless heritage, albeit after ridding its interpolative garbage, tend to rubbish it a la throwing the baby with the bathwater, and needless to say they must ponder. Read Full Story Download on Mobile Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - Novels Full Novel Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 1 Why is ThisBook Now? The Manusmriti,the social doctrine of yore, and theBhagvad-Gita,the spiritual tome in vogue that lay down the discriminatory dharma (duties) of the four social classes (castes) have been the bugbears of the Hindu backward classes. However, to ...Read Morechagrin, of late, as the latter is being mindlessly promoted even though the former was constitutionally debunked, they began advocating that it too should be dumped in a dustbin. Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 2 Gita’s Double Jeopardy Bhagvad-Gita, often referred to as the Gita, comprises eighteen chapters, which, in all, contain seven hundredslokas(verses) that is not counting the unnumbered opening number of its thirteenth chapter. Though it has gained prominence on its own steam, ...Read Morefact it is a part of the epochal Mahabharata, which, with over 100,000 slokas, is the longest tome in the world of letters. Moreover, this epic, probably compiled around the third century BCE, whose authorship is attributed to Vyāsa, is regarded by the Hindus as thepanchama veda(the fifth Veda) and the Gita, its divine part, is celebrated by the world as an unrivalled philosophical work. Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 3 Provocation for Interpolation It is believed that the gods themselves made the Brahmin seers of yore privy to the Vedas, the primordial rhythms of creation, and as the communion took place in Sanskrit, it is calleddevabhasha,the language of the gods. Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 4 Hindu Intellectual Apathy Given the social mores of yore with the Vedic chores at their core that thepuranicperiod had ushered in, the spiritual absorption of Gita’s inane interpolations in theAryavartaof the bygone era is understandable, but what prevented its Hindu ...Read Morein the medieval period, and prevents its Westernized votaries in the modern era, from seeing the wood for the trees? Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 5 Chapter - 3:Karma Yoga The pundits and the plebeians alike aver that the philosophy of the Gita is the practice of disinterested action, that is apart from an unflinching devotion to the Supreme, and in that context, it may be ...Read Morethat while postulating the same,Krishna, as was seen before, had been critical of the ritualistic aspects of and mundane expectations from the Vedic ceremonies (Ch2, v42 -v 46 ‘n v53). Given that the avowed philosophy of the Gita is to tend man on the path of duty without attachment, the about turn in Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 6 Chapter - 4: Jñāna–Karma-SanyasaYoga This chapter of 42 verses that deals with the spiritual knowledge and practical wisdom is replete with interpolations, including the damningchātur-varṇyaṁmayā sṛiṣhṭaṁ(v13) the first of the caste-centric precepts in theGita‘as it is’.The plain reading of thisversewould ...Read Moreus believe thatthe Lord Himself had created the four-caste system, of Brahmin, Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 7 Chapter 5:Karma–Sanyasa Yoga What characterizes the interpolations in this chapter of 29 verses is the tasteless ‘Omnipresence of the Supreme in Brahmins, cows, elephants, dogs and dog eaters’ of v18, which could be but an interpolation as it ill-behoves Krishna’s ...Read Moreand his sophistication of expression seen throughout the genuine text. Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 8 Chapter - 6:ĀtmaSamyama Yoga This chapter of 47verses deals with all aspects of self-control needed for renunciation in action. Here Arjuna’s queries as to what would be the fate of man in his efforts at self- control were he to ...Read Moremidway, (v37). Even if it were the case, assures Krishna, still one wouldn't come to grief here or hereafter (v40). In this context of the renunciation in action, the yoga-class that follows(v10-v17)informative though, is but a square peg in the round philosophical hole that this discourse is, and so the following verses are but interpolations, even going by what is stated in the very opening verse by Krishna: Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 9 Chapter – 7:Gjnāna Vigjnāna Yoga This chapter of 30verses is about understanding the nature of the Supreme through knowing and meditation. However, v20-v23 besides breaking the continuity in the character of the discourse, advocate worship of gods for boon seeking ...Read MoreKrishna, as already seen, has chastised in Ch2, v42-v44. In order to appreciate that v20-v23 are interpolations, one my see how the original narrative runs, prior to their insertion, and subsequently thereafter. Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 10 Chapter - 8:Akshara Parabrahma Yoga This 28-verseschapter deals with an un-wavering devotion to the Supreme to attain Him besides the science of meditation to realize the Brahman towards the same end. It can be seen below how v5 places the ...Read Morebefore the horse, and why v9-v14 too, are interpolations that is going by their content that’s out of context. Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 11 Chapter - 9:Raja–Vidya–Raja–Guhya Yoga This chapter of 34verses describing various ways of attaining the Supreme lends itself readily for interpolations, and what is more given the seemingly incomplete exposition of the promised dharma inv2,possibly in the in vogue Gita, there ...Read Morebe some omissions that the original had contained. Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 12 Chapter - 11:Vishvarupa-sandarsanaYoga This 55 verses chapter is about the Omnipresence of the Supreme Spirit, and owing to the improbability of their being, v9-v14, make an amusing reading. V3 states that Krishna grants Arjuna the divine sight required to espyVishvarupa(His ...Read MoreForm). Of course, the ESP that Vyāsa granted Sanjaya (Ch18, V75) was to enable him to monitor the goings on at the battleground in order to appraise Dhrutarāshtra the blind king about the same. Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 13 Chapter -13:Kshetra–Kshetragjna Vibhāga Yoga This chapter of 35verses deals with the body and spirit in the first half, and for the rest, aboutPrakruti(Nature) andPurusha(Supreme Spirit). One might notice that v10, advocating asceticism to which Krishna was opposed, won't jell with ...Read Morerest, either contextually or philosophically, and thus should be seen as an interpolation. Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 14 Chapter -14:Gunatraya–Vibhaga yoga This diagnostic 27verses chapter details the three human proclivities - virtue, passion, and delusion, and it may be noted that v3, v4, and v19 that deal with the Nature and the Spirit are interpolated digressions. So as ...Read Morepin down the interpolative v3 ‘n v4, one may read the opening verses of this chapter. Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 15 Chapter -15:PurushottamaPrāptiYoga This unique chapter of 20verses deals with the indwelling spirit and the Supreme Spirit, and the perishable man and the imperishablePurusha(Supreme Spirit). It can be seen that v9, v12, v13, v14, and v15 are clear digressions after the ...Read Moreproposition in, Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 16 Chapter -16:Daivasura–Sampad–Vibhaga Yoga This chapter of 24verses deals with all aspects of virtue and evil including how they affect human life. However, V19 which implies that the Lord condemns to hell those who hate Him reads thus: Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 17 Chapter - 17:Shraddhātraya-Vibhāga Yoga This chapter of 28 verses deals with the spiritual as well as the temporal aptitudes of man. It may be noted that, v11-v13 that deal with the virtuous, the passionate and the deluded in ritualistic sense, ...Read Morev23 -v28 concerningOm, Tat, SatandAsat,of the Vedic hymns are clear interpolations for reasons the readers are familiar with. However, v7 - v10 that deal with the food habits of the virtuous, the passionate, and the deluded would pose a problem in determining whether or not they are interpolations. Read Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita - 18 - Last Part Chapter -18: Moksha–Sanyāsa Yoga This chapter of 78 verses that deals with the aspects of human behaviour based on the three natures - virtue, passion, and delusion - and the path of selfless action, ends describing the relevance of, and ...Read Morereverence to, the Gita. While v12 breaks the continuity between v11 and v13 with hyperbolic averments, V41- v48 that describe the allotted duties of man on the basis of his caste are clearly interpolations. In essence, the discourse till v40 is about the human nature and how it affects man and as can be seen, the duties on caste lines detailed in the said interpolations have no continuity of argument. Read More Interesting Options English Short Stories English Spiritual Stories English Novel Episodes English Motivational Stories English Classic Stories English Children Stories English Humour stories English Magazine English Poems English Travel stories English Women Focused English Drama English Love Stories English Detective stories English Social Stories English Adventure Stories English Human Science English Philosophy English Health English Biography English Cooking Recipe English Letter English Horror Stories English Film Reviews English Mythological Stories English Book Reviews English Thriller English Science-Fiction English Business English Sports English Animals English Astrology English Science English Anything BS Murthy Follow
