Mahabharata Series Many Gitas Compiled by: G H Visweswara January 2017 PREFACE The Mahabharata of Maharshi Vyasa contains in it several ‘Gitas’ other than the main Bhagavad Gita. While the Bhagavad Gita is the preaching of Bhagawan Shri Krishna himself, the other Gitas are attributed to many rishis, munis, scholarly brahmanas, devotee kings, devatas & even Asuras. These Gitas also explain the concepts of adhyatma, that is, Vedic philosophy. Many concepts are expounded quite well in these and can be useful references for understanding these concepts clearly. I have compiled here the following Gitas: 1. Ambarish Gita 2. Ashma Gita 3. Brahma Gita 1 & 2 4. Brahmana Gita 5. Haarita Gita 6. Hamsa Gita 7. Kaam Gita 8. Manki Gita 9. Narayana Gita 10.Panchashikha Gita 11.Parashara Gita 12.Pitru Gita 13.Vichakhnu Gita and 14.Vritrasura Gita I hope the readers will find this material useful For my other topic based compilations please see http://www.ghvisweswara.com/ under Tab Mahabharata. G H Visweswara January 2017 [email protected] Many Gitas in Mahabharata: G H Visweswara Page 1 Table of Contents Ambarisha gita ................................................................................................................... 5 Atma rajya ...................................................................................................................... 5 Ashma Gita ........................................................................................................................ 6 Brahma Gita ...................................................................................................................... 9 Brahma Gita-2 ................................................................................................................. 10 Significance of kindness & faith .................................................................................... 10 Brahmana Gita................................................................................................................. 12 Brahma tattva, pancha vayu, saptagni etc .................................................................... 12 Pancha vayus & vaishvanar-agni .................................................................................. 12 Inner yajna .................................................................................................................... 13 Seven hotrs; manas vs indriyas .................................................................................... 15 Pancha vayus: who is greater? ..................................................................................... 16 Greatness of udana vayu .............................................................................................. 17 Chatur-hotr yajna .......................................................................................................... 18 Predominance of antaryami (soul) ................................................................................ 19 Vast forest of adhyatma ................................................................................................ 20 State of a jnani; Discussion about ahimsa .................................................................... 21 Story of Parashurama ................................................................................................... 22 Story of king Alarka ...................................................................................................... 23 Ambarisha gita.............................................................................................................. 23 Atma rajya .................................................................................................................... 24 Mamata tyaga: conversation between king Janaka & Yamadharma ............................. 24 Brahmana about himself ............................................................................................... 25 Secret of kshetrajna: Brahmana gita concludes ............................................................ 26 Haarita Gita ..................................................................................................................... 28 Qualities that help attain param-dhama ........................................................................ 28 Hamsa gita ...................................................................................................................... 30 On adhyatma-shaastra ................................................................................................. 30 Kaam Gita ........................................................................................................................ 33 Manki Gita ....................................................................................................................... 34 Importance of trishna tyaga .......................................................................................... 34 Many Gitas in Mahabharata: G H Visweswara Page 2 Narayana Gita.................................................................................................................. 37 Panchashikha gita ........................................................................................................... 38 Atma-Anatma ............................................................................................................... 38 Tyaga-shaastra............................................................................................................. 38 Karmendriyas ............................................................................................................... 39 Trigunas ....................................................................................................................... 39 Indriyas ......................................................................................................................... 39 Three states: waking, dream & deep sleep ................................................................... 40 Moksha vidya ............................................................................................................... 40 Parashara gita ................................................................................................................. 42 Parashara Gita - I ......................................................................................................... 42 Arguments of atheists & answers .............................................................................. 42 Inevitability & nature of karma-phalas ........................................................................ 43 Parashara Gita II .......................................................................................................... 43 Karma-phalas ............................................................................................................ 43 Parashara Gita III ......................................................................................................... 45 Greatness of money earned by dharma .................................................................... 45 Importance of atithi satkara ....................................................................................... 45 Becoming free of five debts ....................................................................................... 45 Greatness of praising the God ................................................................................... 45 Virtuous practices and serving the deserving ............................................................ 46 Parashara Gita IV ......................................................................................................... 46 Importance of serving for a shudra ............................................................................ 46 Practicing Varnashrama dharmas ............................................................................. 47 Levels of charity (daan) ............................................................................................. 47 Parashara Gita V .......................................................................................................... 47 Varna dharmas .......................................................................................................... 47 Asura bhava and adharma ........................................................................................ 48 Wealth through dharma; virtuosity ............................................................................. 48 Parashara Gita VI ......................................................................................................... 49 Grihastha & his weaknesses ..................................................................................... 49 Tapas, an important means to shreyas ...................................................................... 49 Parashara Gita VII ........................................................................................................ 51 Birth of several varnas ............................................................................................... 51 Many Gitas in Mahabharata: G H Visweswara Page 3 Varna dharmas: Specific & common .......................................................................... 52 Specifically about shudras ......................................................................................... 52 Karma or jaati (actions or birth)? ............................................................................... 52 Best karmas for all times ..........................................................................................