Who wrote Gita?

Krishna Dvaipayana, better known as Vyasa or Vedavyasa, is a central and revered sage portrayed in most Hindu traditions. He is traditionally regarded as the author of the Mahabharata. He is also regarded by many Hindus as the compiler of a number of significant scriptures.

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Who wrote Geeta and when?

It was written as part of the Mahabharata around five thousand years ago. Known as "The Song of God", the Bhagavad Gita, is a collection of 700 verses from the great epic Mahabharata. It has teachings that are said to have been given by the Supreme God, Lord Sri Krishna.
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What language did Krishna speak?

Sanskrit was the language spoken by him.
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Is Mahabharat and Bhagwat Geeta same?

The Bhagavadgita is an episode recorded in the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic poem of ancient India. It is an influential religious text in Hinduism that takes the form of a dialogue between Prince Arjuna and Krishna, an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu.
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Who is God according to Gita?

According to Bhagavad Gita Lord Srikrishna is termed 'Swayam Bhagavan'. As stated in the Bhagavata Purana, the Supreme God Parabrahman Adi Narayana (Vishnu) appeared before Vasudeva and Devaki in his divine original four-armed form before taking birth as Krishna.
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Is Hanuman in the Bhagavad Gita?

1. It wasn't only Arjuna who acquired the knowledge of Bhagavad Gita from Krishna. Lord Hanuman, Sanjaya and Barbarik also listened to the entire narration.
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Where is the original Bhagavad Gita?

PR Mukund - "Hare Krishna. Over a billion people hold Bhagavad Gita in highest esteem, which encompasses the entire Vedic thought. Oldest manuscript of Gita, circa 1492, is with British in Bodleian Library, Oxford University."
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Is Mahabharata real?

Because Mahabharat is an epic, many people think that it is mythology and it was not true. It's all part of imaginations and one's perspectives. But this is not the case. Mahabharat was a real epic and it was a true event that happened in history.
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Who is greater Krishna or Shiva?

In Hindu scriptures, there are 18 puranas – each dedicated to a particular name for God – and each establishing that name as supreme. The Shiva purana establishes Lord Shiva as the greatest. The Vishnu purana establishes Lord Vishnu as the greatest. The Shrimad Bhagvad Purana establishes Lord Krishna as the greatest.
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Is Krishna real?

"There is sufficient evidence available now to suggest that Krishna was indeed a historical figure, who lived about 5000 years ago. This evidence is not just literary but also archaeological, geographical as well as astronomical," he claims.
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Is Ramayana part of Gita?

Bhagavad Gita is not a part of Ramayana. It is an epic and it is a Holly book for Hindu literature.
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How old is Ramayana?

Based on astronomical information such as position of constellations and time of eclipses available in scriptures, they have concluded that events in the Ramayana took place 7,000 years ago and events in the Mahabharata took place 5,000 years ago.
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How many Gita are there?

Of course, the entire Mahabharata is also about these objectives, but there are in fact, another 17 Gitas in the Mahabharata apart from the Bhagavat Gita. Multiple Gitas in the Mahabharata are not the only unique aspects unknown to most. Here are 15 others you perhaps didn't know about the Mahabharata: 1.
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Which holy book is oldest?

The Rigveda, a scripture of Hinduism, is dated 1500 BCE. It is one of the oldest known complete religious texts that has survived into the modern age.
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What are the 5 main topics of Gita?

The essence of Bhagavad Gita can be well understood by knowing its five main topics – Isvara (God), Jiva (living entity), Prakriti (Material Nature), Kala (time) and Karma (Action).
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Can pregnant people read Bhagavad Gita?

Bhagwat Geeta is all about the avatars of Lord Vishu that have taken to destroy the negativity in the universe. Similarly, if you read Bhagwat Geeta during your pregnancy, you stay away from the negativity and feel the positivity during the period.
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Is Ramayan true story?

While there have been voices proclaiming the authenticity of the Ramayana, research to prove it has increased in recent times. Dr Vadlamudi Raghavendra Rao, professor of anthropology, University of Delhi, and one of the authors of the study, said, “Definitely, the events described in Ramayana occurred in real.
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How old is Mahabharat?

Its events may have occurred 5,000 or 3,000 years ago. It was probably first written down some 2,000 years ago or a little earlier. But its themes continue in the politics, arts and religious culture of today.
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How many years did Ravana live?

Ravana lived more then 12,00,000 years.
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Who created Shiva?

Shiva is generally thought to have originated from Rudra, a god worshipped in the Indus Valley during the Vedic period. Rudra was a hunter and a storm god, and was very fierce in his ways. He was one of the main deities in the Vedic pantheon.
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