It is very unfortunate that the Srimad Bhagavad Gita has been termed
by some in Russia as extremist literature spreading social discord and the
accusation has gone to Court. Ever since Lord Krishna preached the Bhagavad
Gita and Sage Vedavyasa wrote about it in the epic Mahabharata; in ancient
times, Bhagavad Gita has always remained a highly respected eternal message of spiritual
wisdom, not just for Hindus but to all Indians and scholars all over the world and
whoever have read or heard it. With great veneration; the title of immense
respect, Srimad is affixed to
Bhagavad Gita and it is addressed as Srimad Bhagavad Gita. In all Indian Courts
of Law, Hindus are asked to take the oath of speaking truth by putting their hand
on Gita, because after doing so nobody would dare disrespect the wisdom that
has come from Lord Krishna. You can read about Bhagavad Gita and its importance
and greatness easily from various sources on internet. You may please see a few
thoughts and comments on Gita by prominent men from India and abroad like
Mahatma Gandhi in the second photograph; above this article.
Bhagavad Gita which is in Sanskrit was first translated into English
in the year 1785 and similarly into every other major language in the world by
different authors. Thousands of books written by different authors in different
languages have been published in India and abroad. “Bhagavad-Gita As It Is” - by
Sri. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder of International Society for
Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is an excellent work and a widely read book in
India and all over the world, in different languages. It is the Russian
translation of this book which is being sought for ban by some Russians. The Russian
Court has today suspended its verdict and postponed the ruling to 28th December
2011.
I hope good sense and wisdom will prevail and the Russian Court will
dismiss the Gita ban move.
You may please click on the video below to listen to Lord Krishna’s short
- Gita narration to Prince Arjuna. This is from the English movie – Mahabharata,
directed by Peter Brook:
29th Dec. 2011.
ReplyDeleteGood News! The Russian, Leninsky District Court Federal Judge G.E. Butenko has rejected the petition of Tomsk City State prosecutors to ban the Bhagavad Gita. I hope this is the end of the unnecessary litigation and controversy.
-N.Raghu.