{"product_id":"w5efptc7dmn3","title":"The Literary Genius of the Bhagavad Gita by Pariksith Singh [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Gita is one of the most important canonical works of Indian literature. Illustrious seers and philosophers such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAdi Sankara, Sri Ramanujacharya, and Madhvacharya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e have commented on its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003espirituality and darshana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, its Vedanta, sankhya, bhakti, jnana and karma yoga, rhetoric, and logic. But there is one aspect of the Gita that has been ignored so far. That is its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eliterary quality and symphonic structure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author submits that the literary design and tropes of the Gita are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eunique and intrinsic to its message\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Without this design of its chapters and shlokas, the themes and motifs addressed by the scripture would not have had such a lasting effect on the mind of India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Gita may itself be seen as an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ealankara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an ornament, in the grand structure of the epic Mahabharata. It is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eminiature Veda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, carrying on the traditions of the Sruti and its masterful compositions. The author uses both Indian and Western modes of aesthetics to explore and bring out the genius of the Gita, a first in the tradition of modern literary criticism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApproaching the Gita as literature allows the student to view it in a fresh manner and with greater freedom. In the process, they might begin to see how certain key concepts, such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003edharma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eyoga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eyudha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ekarma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, are developed as if a living guru were instructing a student, allowing them to grow in consciousness like the protagonist Arjuna.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"BluOne Ink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48329562685690,"sku":"W5EFPTC7DMN3","price":510.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/W5EFPTC7DMN3-1.jpg?v=1768037351","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/w5efptc7dmn3","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}