They are able to reconnect and establish meaningful relationships.
He explains this with a story of how Pandavas, who were born in the forest, returned to it when threatened by Kauravas, when they gamble away & are sentenced to exile and finally when they win the war and rule Hastinapur for many years.Īfter each return, they find themselves to be more wiser. While The Gita speaks about disconnecting from material things, relationships & desires, Pattanaik emphasizes on reconnecting and forming relationships that are mutually nourishing. He intelligently simplifies the three concepts: Karma, Bhakti and Gyana. Similar to The Gita, Pattanaik’s My Gita is also divided into eighteen chapters.Įach chapter focuses on a particular spiritual theme like observation (darshan), rebirth (atma), cause & consequence (karma), appropriate conduct (dharma), yagna (exchange), etc. However, the highlight of the book are the illustrations which make the narration easier to understand.
He also paraphrases important verses and makes it understandable for the young readers. He analyzes every aspect and every iota of what Krishna spoke to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra and presents to us a comprehensive view of The Gita. Pattanaik takes care of that in this book. The connotation of ‘My’ in the title has a personalized feel to it, and it is as if the author directly speaks to you about the ideas in The Bhagvad Gita and their application to modern life.ĭoes The Gita appear incomprehensible to you?ĭr. Pattanaik chooses to elaborate on the recurrent themes in The Gita by taking a personal approach to each one of them.Īnd that is why he names the book – My Gita. My Gita by Devdutt Pattanaik is a contemporary approach to the Indian epic, Bhagavad Gita, presented in the simplest of ways.
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