Bhagvad Gita

BHAGAVAD GITA
By

SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA

Sri Swami Sivananda
Founder of
The Divine Life Society

SERVE, LOVE, GIVE,
PURIFY, MEDITATE,
REALIZE
So Says
Sri Swami Sivananda

A DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY PUBLICATION

World Wide Web (WWW) Edition: 2000

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© The Divine Life Trust Society

Published By
THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY
P.O. SHIVANANDANAGAR—249 192
Distt. Tehri-Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh,
Himalayas, India.

Dedicated to
Bhagavan Vyasa and
Lord Krishna
Avatara of Lord Hari
Flute-Bearer of Brindavan
Joy of Devaki
Beloved of Radha
Redeemer of the Fallen
Friend of Arjuna
The Lakkshya of Devotees

PUBLISHERS’ NOTE
The Bhagavad Gita is one of the world-scriptures today. It guides the lives of people all over
the world. Mahatma Gandhi regarded it as the “Mother”, to whom the children (humanity) turned
when in distress. Sri Swami Sivananda wants us to study daily at least one discourse of the
scripture, so that its great lessons are ever fresh in our memory.
Each discourse has been preceded by a short summary giving the substance of that discourse
in a nutshell.
We are extremely grateful to Sri Swami Chidananda, the World-President of the Divine
Life Society, for his Foreword and assistance in the preparation of some of the summaries.
Divine Life Society
Shivanandanagar
Rishikesh, U.P.

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CONTENTS
Publishers’ Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Prayer to Vyasa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Prayer to the Guru . . . . . . . ....