After the great war between the Kauravas and Pandavs, Yudhishthir wanted to know who to look up to as the highest ideal. Bhishma gave him a 1000 names of God, elaborating on God's qualities and the reasons for choosing God as the best friend. Chanting or singing this piece of poetry is said to have therapeutic effect on the body and mind.
In the second chapter of Bhagwad Gita, Krishna bares the nuts and bolts of life, to help us discover our blissful self… A beautiful recitation of Chapter 2, verses 25 to 60 by Swami Brahmananda, Chinmaya Mission
In the middle of the 2nd chapter, we hear Krishna speak for the first time… Hrishikesh says, a person who maintains equanimity in joy and sorrow is training himself for realizing the Self, a state of bliss.
In Chapters 1 and 2, Srimad Bhagwad Gita, Arjun plies Krishna with reasons why he wanted to quit the war, but confused by it all, asks Krishna for guidance. Swami Brahmananda’s recital of Srimad Bhagwad Gita along with Sanskrit text and English translation.