About the Book In this book, the author has selected 90 verses of the Gita out of 700, He, however, has included all the important ones for the sake of coherency of presentation. It is hoped that this little book will motivate the modern readers to study the full text with passion and devotion and pursue the spiritual goals towards eternal bliss. This abridged edition will give complete message, which has inspired generations of students of the Gita all over the world.

About the Author Dr N.K. Srinivasan was born in Chennai in 1943. He studied engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and later obtained doctorate in engineering from Columbia University, USA. Thereafter, he served BARC, ISRO, PSG College of Technology and DRDO in various capacities. He has authored four technical books.

Brought up in a deeply religious home, he practised Transcendental Meditation for four years. After a traumatic experience in 1976, he was drawn to Paramahansa Yogananda and received initiation in Kriya Yoga from a monk of YSS/SRF, Ranchi and practised it for nearly 15 years.

Since 1983, he has been imperceptibly influenced by Shirdi Sai Baba. He is the founder-trustee of two charitable trusts-one for blind children and the other for Shirdi Sai Vedanta. He devotes his time to Yoga, Relki, Vedanta and Sai Prachar.

Preface The Bhagavad Gita, also known as 'The Lord's Song' or 'The Song Celestial', is a Hindu scripture that represents the essence of Vedanta for millions of Hindus. Because of the universality of its message, it goes far beyond being merely a Hindu text. In truth, it is a formula for successful living, valid for all time- an imperishable spiritual heritage bequeathed to all humanity.

Introduction The Bhagavad Gita is a Hindu scripture written in the Sanskrit language. It is presented in the form of a dialogue between Lord Krishna-the Supreme Being incarnated in human form, an avatar of Lord Vishnu - and the warrior-prince Arjun. It is set in the battlefield of Kurukshetra at the very outset of the Mahabharata war. As we all know, the Mahabharata is one of the two great epics of the Hindus, the other being the Ramayana. As such, the Gita is an intrinsic part of the Mahabharata.

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