While the Bhagavad Gita is acknowledged as one of the two main books of the Bhagavat religion, the source material in Chapter 18 presents a specific preference. The text explicitly states that the dialogue between Krishna and Uddhava, found in the Uddhava Gita, is 'better than that' of the dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna in the Bharata (Mahabharata). The Uddhava Gita is described as a 'divinely inspired book,' the sweetness of which is hard to describe. Baba prescribed its reading for the salvation of souls, indicating the high spiritual value he placed upon this particular instruction from Krishna to Uddhava.
The text mentions both the Bhagavad Gita and the Uddhava Gita. How does the source material compare these two dialogues?
📖 Chapter 18