Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Many Gitas in the land of Bhagavad Gita

There are, infact, five Gitas that are present. Just like we have the Srimad Bhagavad Gita, there are four other gitas - Ashtavakra Gita, Udhhava Gita, Guru Gita and Ravana Gita (the song of Ravana). 

A little more about Ravana Gita:
In Ravana Gita, Ravana teaches many sermons to Lakshmana. 
When Ravana was counting his last breaths and was at his death bed on the battlefield, Lord Rama told Lakshmana to go and touch the feet of Ravana and receive knowledge from him as he lay dying on the battlefield. Lord Rama said, ‘If I go to him (Ravana) then he will leave his body and his soul will merge into Me. So before that happens, go and learn all that you can from him’.
After Ravana completes his teaching, Lakshmana gives a signal to Lord Rama to come to Ravana. When Lord Rama comes to Ravana, his soul leaves his body as a bright light and merges with Lord Rama. This is a story from the Adhyatma Ramayana.

1 comment:

  1. Please tell me where could I found ravana gita in hindi
    I am dying to read it

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