Should Mahabharata be read first or Bhagwad Geeta?
Answers
You read first Bhagwad Geeta. okkkk
Explanation:
We know that the Bhagwad Geeta is a part of the Mahabharata. In Mahabharata, the devastation of wars, reigns of great kings, stories of gods coming to earth and philosophical ideas are told.
Though the Bhagwad Geeta is a part of the Mahabharata, it is different than the epic itself. In Bhagwad Geeta, Lord Krishna expresses His knowledge of the Divine Being, and also shows Arjuna of His true self being the Brahma, the Supreme Being. It is said that the Bhagwad Geeta is the nectar of the sea like Vedas, the principal scripture of Hindus.
You can find the difference between the Mahabharata and the Bhagwad Geeta; where Mahabharata is more of a storytelling, Bhagwad Geeta is more of an idea on how to live a better life.
Choice is yours! You want to read an epic of Kings and of their battles relating to today's life, or a book of ideas which people study to make themselves stronger.