Submitted by meetal on December 8, 2007

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Oedipu Rex

The Bhagavad-Gita by Vyasa
1. What is the Bhagavad-Gita?
The Bhagavad-Gita is the eternal message of spiritual wisdom from ancient India. The word Gita means song and the word Bhagavad means God, often the Bhagavad-Gita is called the Song of God.
2. Why is the Bhagavad-Gita called a song if it is spoken?
Because its rhyming meter is so beautifully harmonic and melodious when spoken perfectly.
3. What is the name of this rhyming meter?
It is called Anustup and contains 32 syllables in each verse.
4. Who originally spoke the Bhagavad-Gita?
Lord Krishna originally spoke the Bhagavad-Gita.

5. Where was the...

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