8 Facts About Bhagavad Gita

8 Facts About Bhagavad Gita

1. Not only Arjun but 3 more legends heard Bhagavad Gita from Krishna directly.
Sanjay because of divine power gifted to him.
Hanuman, as he was residing on Arjun’s chariot.
Barbarik, son of Ghatotkach who was watching it all from a hill top.

2. This is the research paper on scientific explanation of Field Theory mentioned in Chapter 13 of Bhagavad Gita: A Scientific Explanation of Chapter 13 of the Bhagavad Gita

3.Bhagavad Gita is actually a song because it is spoken in rhyming meter called “Anushtup” and it contains 32 syllables in each verse. The general theme is in four lines of eight syllables each. In particular verses, a “Trishtup” metre is used, which contains four lines of 11 syllables each.

4.The Bhagavad-gita is composed of 700 Sanskrit verses contained in the 18 chapters divided into three sections each consisting of the six chapters.

5.The first English edition of Bhagavad-gita by Charles Wilkins in year 1975 in London,England.This was 174 years after the translation of the Holy Bible.

6.Till now Bhagavad-gita has been translated into approx. 175 languages.

7. The Mahabharat confirms that Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjun at the Battle of Kurukshetra in 3137 B.C. According to specific astrological references in the Vedic scriptures, the year3102 B.C. is the beginning of Kali Yuga which began 35 years after the battle.

8. It is to be observed that the number eighteen is constantly recurring in the Mahabharata. The  word 18 in Sanskrit means Jaya and also implies Sacrifice. Another name  of Mahabharata is Jaya Itivrata (Itihaas). There are 18 Parvas, 18  chapters in Geeta, Akshauhinis are 18. There are 18 people required for the  sacrifice, Sabha construction to Rajasuya is 18 years, Jarasandh attacks  18 times. It is said that the size of Pandavas‘ army in the Kurukshetra war was 7 Akshauhini , and those of Kauravas 11 akshauhinis., totaling 18. The word 18 dominates the Epic.

An Akshauhini,  was an ancient battle formation that consisted of 21,870 chariots ;  21,870 elephants; 65,610 cavalry and 109,350 infantry. The ratio is 1  chariot : 1 elephant : 3 cavalry : 5  infantry soldiers. In each of these large number groups (65,610, etc.),  the digits add up to 18.