The Bhagavad Gita’s Fame Rests on its Value

Over centuries, commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita have been composed in various languages. However, even today, the devout followers of the work continue to write newer commentaries on it thinking they have found a new insight. Such new commentaries attract their own unique readership which only shows the preeminence of the original work. In recent decades, we can say that the number of saints and speakers who haven’t used the Gita as the subject of their discourses is very few.

Kṛṣṇa paid his salutations to Kuntī and informed her of everything that transpired in the Kuru court. “I’ll take leave of you, dear aunt. I need to get back to the Pāṇḍavas as soon as possible. What shall I tell them?” he asked her.

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari always wore smoked glasses (i.e. dark glasses). This gave way to ridicule. It’s true that his eyesight was weak, just like several others. But why the black-coloured glasses? So that others do not realize how his eye-balls are turning; the movement of the eyes indicates the intent of the mind. When the mind is under the grip of anger and distress, or is thinking of something insincere, it shows in the eyes; the wise may understand that; to avoid that, dark glasses to hide one’s real intent – such was the rumour.

In this background, there were several heroes who strove to alleviate the pain of the Sanatana-Dharmis and protect their honour. Such people are worthy of the highest praise.

Of them, the foremost was Sawai Jai Singh.