{"product_id":"the-song-celestial-or-bhagavad-gita","title":"The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gîtâ","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do you act when every choice seems to cost something dear?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo armies stand ready, and Arjuna will not fight. The Pandava archer asks his charioteer, Krishna, to drive between them so he can see whom he must face. Here, within the Mahabharata, a battlefield becomes the setting for a poem about duty, doubt, and the courage to act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gîtâ, Edwin Arnold presents this spiritual dialogue in flowing verse. Krishna, whom Hindu tradition honors as a form of God, teaches Arjuna about action, devotion, and an eternal self. Across eighteen chapters, their conversation explores how to act well without clinging to results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA warrior at the crossroads\u003c\/strong\u003e – Stand beside Arjuna as the sight of those he must fight brings him to a halt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe way of action\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore karma yoga through Krishna's teaching on doing your duty and letting go of results.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA self beyond death\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider the poem's teaching that the true self has neither birth nor death.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDevotion and divine vision\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow the dialogue from discipline toward love as Krishna reveals his divine form.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe qualities of nature\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter the three gunas, which Krishna describes as qualities that bind all beings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers drawn to spiritual questions, the roots of Hindu thought, poetry, and the search for courage when action feels difficult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and join Arjuna at the moment his questions begin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534617837916,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/00711_en_ebook-front_c14.jpg?v=1792174964","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/the-song-celestial-or-bhagavad-gita","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}