Gita General Knowledge 1
How many chapters and shloks in the Gita?
18 Chapters, 700 Shloks
Ch2.47 Ma phaleshu kadachana
You have the right to put in efforts, do not worry about the fruits
-Fighting in the battle at Kurukshetra
"When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous." - German-born theoretical physicist and philosopher
Albert Einstein
Which characters speak in the Gita?
Krishna
Arjun
Sanjay
Dhritrashtra
Where is Pathshala located? Be as specific as you can.
Marine Lines East, Khandiwadi, Madhavbaug, Bhuleshwar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
When and why did Krishna sing the Gita? (10 words max)
To give guidance to Arjun, on the battlefiled of Kurukshetra
Ch6.5 Uddhared aatma naatmaanaam
Your upliftment is your own responsibility
- Creating Indraprasth out of Khaandavprasth
“We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, ‘Now I have become Death, the destroyer of worlds.’ I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.” - American theoretical physicist
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Who is the first to speak in the Gita?
Dhritrashtra
Who established Pathshala?
Vaijnath Shastri Athavale, Dadaji's father
What is the Gita? (10 words max)
Bible of Humanity
Scripture
Sung by krishna
Ch2.3 kshudram hridaya daurbalyam
Shake off your weaknesses, arise, and fight.
- Gandivav sravsate hastaat -> karishye vachanan tava
This English writer found Bhagvad Gita as, “The most systematic statement of spiritual evolution of endowing value to mankind.”, He also felt, Bhagvad-Gita is “One of the most clear and comprehensive summaries of perennial philosophy ever revealed; hence its enduring value is subject not only to India but to all of humanity.”
Aldous Huxley
In which chapter does Krishna show his vishwaroop of Yogeshwar to Arjun
Chapter 11 - Vishwaroop Darshan
When was Pathshala established?
October 16, 1926
Name 5 chapters of the Gita (double points if they are in order, triple if u get all 18)
Ch2.40 pratya vaayo na vidyate
There is no obstacle
- Target practice in the dark - if I can bring food to my mouth without looking, why not hit a target at night?
“I owed a magnificent day to the Bhagavad Gita. It was as if an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy, but large, serene, consistent, the voice of an old intelligence which in another age and climate had pondered and thus disposed of the same questions which exercise us.” - American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Who WROTE the Gita?
Ved Vyas
What does the word "Pathshala" generally translate to?
School of learning
5 principles of the Gita (Panch Praan)
Prayatnavaad (efforts)
Ahankaar naash (sublimaiton of the ego)
Lok sangrah (unification of people for constructive work)
Bhakti (devotion)
Samanvay (merging)
Ch9.22 ananyaschintayanto maam
I will take care of those who have full faith in Me
- Choosing Krishna first, rather than his Army
- Standing infront of Shikhandi
In the very first chapter of the book 'Walden', he writes: “How much more admirable is the Bhagvad Gita than all the ruins of the East.” - American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. Also wrote "Civil Disobedience"
Henry David Thoreau
GITA JAYANTI - Name the topics from the last 4 years (in order, including this year)
Shrimad Bhagvad Gita, Jivan Ki Pathshala (2025)
- Uljhane suljhaaye Gita, Jivan Safal Banaaye Gita (2024)
- Gita Prasaad, Mitaaye Vishaad (2023)
- Gita Samarth Vichaar (2022)
When did Pandurang Shastri Athavale start giving discourses at Pathshala?
1942