New Delhi (15/11/2025): Since time immemorial, countless commentaries have been written on the Gita. Jagadgurus, saints, sages, and great ācāryas have composed such divine expositions that before them I consider myself nothing more than a speck of dust at their holy feet. Their greatness is incomparable. It is upon the foundation laid by their compassion and their timeless tradition that this humble work of mine stands. I am indebted to them; this book has been written only in the light of the wisdom they have bestowed upon this world.
Yet a natural question arises:
When so many profound and authoritative commentaries already exist, what is there in my book that makes it worth reading?
This answer is not an attempt at comparison, nor a claim of superiority. It is simply an introduction to the soul of this work—so that the reader may understand the perspective and intention behind its writing.
The fundamental premise of my book is this: every age requires a teacher who speaks its language, understands its circumstances, and interprets the eternal truth in the light of contemporary experience. The great ācāryas interpreted the Gita according to the challenges of their times. Today, the human mind lives in a different world altogether—fast-paced, stressed, competitive, uncertain, mentally burdened, and emotionally stretched. Modern individuals do not think in the style of ancient scholastic debates; they look for solutions, direction, and wisdom that can be applied immediately to daily life.
This is precisely where I feel this book may offer its humble contribution. I have looked at the Gita not merely as a philosophical scripture, but as a living guide to life. In almost forty years of administrative, familial, social, and spiritual experiences, the Gita has guided me—not as theory, but as direct realization. Decisions taken in demanding positions, responsibilities of public service, duties towards family and society, moments of criticism, personal dilemmas, inner struggles—through all these, the Gita supported me, enlightened me, and gave me the courage to move forward.
Every individual’s field of action is different. The perspective of this book arises from a karma-yogi’s life, written with modern realities in mind.
The language of this book is not limited to classical exposition; it is simple, flowing, experiential—accessible for today’s reader and connected with real life. It integrates the Gita’s logical and scientific strength, touches upon modern psychology, neuroscience, and human behavior, and demonstrates that the Gita’s teachings are not merely spiritual but also deeply practical principles of living.
A major feature of this work is that it presents the Gita in harmony with other foundational sources of Sanatana Dharma—the Upanishads, Ramcharitmanas, Srimad Bhagavatam, and other scriptures—yet without mixing any of them into the verse-by-verse commentary of the Gita itself. This preserves the sanctity and purity of the Gita’s commentary and avoids confusion for the reader. References to other scriptures are kept separately at the beginning and end of the book so that the Gita stands independently in its pristine form, while still allowing readers to understand the wider philosophical framework of Sanatana Dharma.
Another distinctive aspect is that the book takes no sectarian, doctrinal, or argumentative position. The Gita is treated as a universal scripture, and its message is conveyed in a manner accessible to all—based on the belief that this wisdom belongs not to one sect or tradition but to all of humanity.
The purpose of my book is not merely to read the Gita, but to present a way of living based on personal experience illuminated by Sanatana wisdom. Each chapter of the Gita is presented not only as a philosophical discourse but as a set of principles for the mind, intellect, decision-making, duty, balance, peace, and inner strength. The goal is not to make the reader a scholar, but to help them become balanced, peaceful, discerning, and purposeful.
Ultimately, this work is simply the accumulated experience of an ordinary householder—who read the Gita, contemplated it, lived through struggles with its guidance, and absorbed it into life. It is this lived experience that gives the book its distinctiveness, however modest—because each era needs works that bring the message of the scriptures down to the ground of real life.
If this book can bring peace to even one mind, resolve even one family’s difficulty, give direction to even one youth, lift even one person out of despair, or give strength to even one officer or karma-yogi to take a righteous decision—then its creation shall be considered meaningful. This alone is its humble aspiration, and this alone is its purpose.
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