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The film begins with our protagonist, Ahmed, carrying out his late father’s funeral rites while verses are read from an ancient Hindu text, the Bhagavad Gita.—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025 Some activists read from the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu text which describes the roots of the Ashvattha, a sacred tree, as bound to human actions and karma.—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025 The Bhagavad Gita presented by Peter Bolland Wednesday, June 25, from 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025 Williams practices Hinduism and brought a copy of the Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita to the ISS in December 2006.—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 Ram Dass also taught a course there, The Yogas of the Bhagavad Gita.—Benjamin Adams, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 Because of all this dense, grim fantasy, Elden Ring sometimes takes on the tenor of the Bhagavad Gita.—Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 17 June 2024 There have been documented cases of Gita GPT condoning murder while citing passages from the Bhagavad Gita.—Webb Wright, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
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Etymology
Sanskrit Bhagavadgītā, literally, song of the blessed one (Krishna)
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