[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Bhagavad Gita - As it actually is | Sanatana Dharma | Sri Shankara Bhagavatpada & Bhakti | Sringeri

[H S Chandramouli]

Namaste.

Sri Bhagavatpada, in the Introduction (upOdghAta)   of his Bhashya on BG,
states as follows.

// तं धर्मं भगवता यथोपदिष्टं वेदव्यासः सर्वज्ञो भगवान् गीताख्यैः सप्तभिः
श्लोकशतैरुपनिबबन्ध ॥ //

//  taM dharmaM bhagavatA yathopadiShTaM vedavyAsaH sarvaj~no bhagavAn
gItAkhyaiH saptabhiH shlokashatairupanibabandha || //

Translation //  VedavyAsa,  who was omniscient and possessed of godly
qualities,  set forth in seven hundred verses under the name Gita, that
dharma as it was instructed by the Bhagavan //.

Sri SSS, in a Foot Note, mentions as under.

//  2. ವ್ಯಾಸರೂ ನಾರಾಯಣನ ಅಂಶಸಂಭೂತರೇ ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದಲೇ ಅವರು ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣನು
ಹೇಳಿದ್ದನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವದಕ್ಕೂ ಸಂಜಯನಿಗೆ ಅದನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಂಡು
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರನಿಗೆ ಹೇಳುವ ದಿವ್ಯದೃಷ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ಅನುಗ್ರಹಿಸುವದಕ್ಕೂ ಶಕ್ತರಾದರು ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು
ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞರಾದ, ಭಗವದ್ರೂಪರಾದ ಎಂಬ ವಿಶೇಷಣಗಳು ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತವೆ //.

Translation // The adjectives  Sarvajna/BhagavadrUpa  indicate that ;;
 VyAsa is an incarnation of NarAyaNa only ; Hence  he  was able to
assimilate whatever Sri Krishna instructed, and also had the ability to
endow  Sanjaya with the Divine Vision  to understand and convey  the same
to DhritarAshtra  as well //.
Regards

On Sat, Apr 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM putran M <putranm4 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Namaskaram,
>
> Wonderful initiative; knowledgeable and pleasing to hear. Typically we see
> this type of scholarly discussion done in Sanskrit; but here it is a fresh
> approach with young erudite vidwans discussing in the English language.
> Looking into their page, I recall seeing episode 1 of the earlier series on
> Sanatana Dharma (which now has other videos on important topics). Ideally
> time-stamps can be added.
>
> The explanations on the importance of karma and the nature of advaita
> bhakti are presented clearly and convincingly. I have read people claim
> that adi shankara distorted Gita's meaning in order to push through his own
> siddhanta. These scholars not only took that claim head on but simply
> inverted it on its head - that it is shankara who took great care to convey
> the actual meanings without the least distortion.
>
> I was not sure about the statement that Veda Vyasa wrote the Gita based on
> his knowledge of the Vedas. Is it not typically understood that Vyasa wrote
> the Gita that Krishna spoke to Arjuna? We think of the verses as if that is
> what Krishna actually uttered, and not as a paraphrasing into poetry by
> Vyasa - right?
>
> thollmelukaalkizhu
>
> On Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
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