संस्कृति के साथ-साथ

The sermon given by Lord Krishna to Arjuna just before the beginning of the Mahabharata war is famous by the name of Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta.  It is a part of Bhishma Parva of Mahabharata.  Geeta has 18 chapters and 700 verses. [1] The knowledge of Geeta was first spoken about 5168 years ago (2023 BC).  Geeta is counted in Prasthanatrayi, which also includes Upanishads and Brahmasutras.  Therefore, according to Indian tradition, the place of Geeta is the same as that of Upanishads and Dharmasutras.  Upanishads have been called Gau (cow) and Gita has been called its milk.  What this means is that the Gita accepts the spiritual knowledge of the Upanishads in its entirety.  Many teachings of Upanishads are in Geeta.  For example, Ashvattha Vidya regarding the nature of the world, Avyapurush Vidya regarding the eternal unborn Brahma, Aksharpurush Vidya regarding Para Prakriti or living beings and Ksharpurush Vidya regarding Apara Prakriti or the material world.