Gītārtha Saṃgraha Title

गीतार्थ संग्रह

gītārtha saṃgraha

“An epitome of the sacred verses.”

gītārtha - sacred verses meaning; an ascetic who has (sung i.e.) finished his studiessaṃgraha - compilation; abridgment; epitome, summary, abridgment, compendium; a catalogue, list; seizing, grasping; taking; storing, accumulation, gathering, collecting

Commentaries and Reflections

Commentary by Paul Harvey:

Śrī Yāmuna was the grandson of the 9th century sage Śrī Nāthamuni and a forebear of T Krishnamacharya.  His 32 verse commentary on the Bhagavad Gītā is called the Gītārtha Saṃgraha. It is seen as one of the most elegant and succinct available.

This text, as with many texts in the Indian Tradition of Transmission, was originally learnt through chanting as well as study and as such can also be downloaded in both visual and oral form to aid heart level learning.