Reading Notes: Bhagavad Gita (Prasad), Part A


  • Story told in the form of Sanjaya relaying events to Dhritarashtra 
    • There are a lot of warriors out on the field; this is interesting to note that it's more than just the Pandavas and Kauravas present 
  • Arjuna breaks down at seeing his family members across the battlefield; this would be interesting to write yet another story from he viewpoint that he doesn't question the fact that they are his family members 
    • What if he is filled with so much anger that he doesn't care who's there?
  • He also says it would be better if the Kauravas just killed him while he was unarmed - it would save him the burden of having to fight 
  • Krishna tells him about karma yoga: doing one's duty as if one is worshipping, so to speak 
    • Also talks about asceticism as another path; interesting parallels to Islam here 
    • Path of attaining knowledge is another one 
  • Krishna then describes the all-power Brahman - smallest of the small, largest of the large
    • It would be cool to personify the Brahman as the Goddess; in a story, make the Goddess appear before Krishna and Arjuna as Krishna talks about it

An image meant to personify the Cosmic Brahman. Source. 

Bibliography: "The Bhagavad Gita." Translated by Ramanand Prasad. Link. 

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