An Epic Celebration of india

Contents Introduction VII Foreword (fourth edition of the book) 1 Adi kanda 3 Ayodhya Kanda 21 Aranya Kanda 55 Kishkindha Kandha 75 Sundar Kanda 95 Lanka Kanda 117 Uttara Kanda 162 Translator's Note 166 The Book Mine Gems 171 Contents Introduction VII Foreword (Fourth edition of the book) 1 Adi Parva 3 Sabha Parva 49 Vana Parva 71 Virata Parva 91 Udyog Parva 111 Bheeshma Parva 121 Drona Parva 139 Karna Parva 157 Shalya Parva 167 Sauptik Parva 175 Street Parva, Shanti Parva and Anushasan Parva 181 Ashwamedhic Parva, Ashramvasik Parva and Mausal Parva 189 Mahaprasthanic Parva and Swargarohana Parva 197 Translator's Note 204 The Book Mine Gems 207 Contents So What's The Big Deal About The Bhagavad Gita? XI The Concatenation Of Events That Led Up To The Conversation XVIII Three Last Things (Promise!) Before We Plunge Into The Conversation XXVII 1. In Which The Stage Is Set For The Conversation I In Which The Warrior Leaves the Field (At least In Spirit) II 2. In Which Krishna Gives Arjuna A Stern Talking-to 23 In Which Krishna Shares With Arjuna A Killer App For Contentment 36 3. In Which Krishna More Or Less Blocks Arjuna's Escape Route 43 In Which Krishna Whips The Veil Off Two Vile Villains 49 4. In Which Krishna Reveals That He Is A Little Unusual 59 In Which Arjuna Learns That Exercise Is A Valid Form Of Worship 66 5. In Which Krishna Plugs Another Loophole 74 In Which Krishna Describes The Happy Man - Again 81 6. In Which Krishna Explains The Importance Of Me-time 85 In Which Arjuna Learns That Just Trying to Be Good 93 Can Win You Brownie Points In Your Next Life 7. In Which Krishna Reveals That He Is Everywhere, And That Means Everywhere 101 In Which He Who Is Beyond Classification Indulges In A Bit of Classifying 105 8. In Which Krishna Reveals His Address And Provides A Roadmap For Getting There II4 9. In Which Krishna Lets Arjuna In On The Great Secret 128 10. In Which Arjuna Demands - And Gets - A Very Long List 136 11. In Which Krishna Grants Arjuna's Wish - And Scares Him Silly 149 12. In Which Krishna Gives Arjuna The True Devotion 164 13. In Which Krishna Unravels A Deep and Complex Mystery 173 14. In Which Krishna Provides Us With The Perfect Excuse For All Our Faults - 'It's Not Me, It's My Nature!' 184 15 In Which The Conversation Takes An Unusual Turn - And Goes Topsy-turvy 196 16. In Which Krishna Recommends That You Keep Your Demons Locked Up - Or Else 207 17. In Which Krishna Holds Forth On A Variety Of Subjects - In Triplicate 219 18. In Which Arjuna Asks His Final Question 233 19. In Which Arjuna Learns To Tell Nectar From Poison 236 20. In Which Arjuna Learns That He Must Respond When Nature Calls 241 21. In Which Arjuna Receives A Precious And Unexpected Gift 244 22. In Which The Warrior Returns To The Field 247 Epilogue 256 Acknowledgements 261 Select Bibliography 264