Gita is the compilation of Arjuna’s questions and Krishna’s
answers in the battlefield of Mahabharta.
It is the distillation of spirituality and answers basic
questions about the cycle of life and death and the hidden logic behind
seemingly illogical nature.
The reading of Gita is supposed to wash away all sins and
lead to peace and enlightenment.
Daddy is reading Gita, in an Urdu version published some 50
years ago by Chatur singh of Mai sewa Bazar, Amritsar.
It begins by introducing the dramatis personae and how God
appeared to destroy ‘Adharma’ in Dwapar Yug. It then tells the story of Krishna’s
birth and times.
The other day he read the eighteenth chapter of Gita that
is widely believed to be the sure shot way to attain Moksha after this life is
complete.
He formally dedicated the fruit of this reading to his wife,
my mother.
Did you notice I said, ‘when life is complete..’?
This is how Death is described in Punjab. “Poori ho gayi hai”
literally means,” she is complete”. This means she has passed away/died/expired/
is no longer alive.
This is profound. What a simple way to describe the
inevitable. The Universal truth of death.
