The Bhagavad Gitais the most famous poem in all of Hindu literature and part of theMahabharata,the ancient Indian epic masterpiece.TheGita(in Sanskrit, Song of the Lord) consists of a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna on the morning of a climactic battle. Krishna provides Arjuna with the spiritual means to understand his own nature so that he can take action and prevail. However, the larger canvas painted in the poem is that of the moral universe of Hinduism.As translator Eknath Easwaran, one of the worlds premier teachers of meditation and spirituality, notes The Gita does not present a system of philosophy. It offers something to every seeker after God, of whatever temperament, by whatever path. The reason for this universal appeal is that it is basically practical: it is a handbook for self-realization and a guide to action.