Why We Should Read the Bhagavad Gita

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An old Farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson.

Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Bhagavad Gita. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa! I try to read the Bhagavad Gita just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the

adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram

nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram

h.rdayam madhuram gamanam madhuram

madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram (1)

vacanam madhuram caritam madhuram

vasanam madhuram valitam madhuram

calitam madhuram bhramitam madhuram

madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram (2)

venurmadhuro renurmadhura

panirmadhura padau madhurau

n.rtyam madhuram sakhyam madhuram

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gitam madhuram pitam madhuram

bhuktam madhuram suptam madhuram

rupam madhuram tilakam madhuram

madhuradhipate

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Since July 2007, more than 28,000 sch

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