“What is Gita?”

December 9, 1997

Swami  : What is this?

Student  : Vedam competition card, Swami.

Swami  : What is this? (Pointing to the globe on the card) 

Student  : Earth, Swami.

Swami  : Earth middle Me Hai. Ye Kya Hai? (Earth is in the centre. What is this?)

Student  : Swami, the earth rotates.

Swami  : (Swami read the contents of the card) Vedam Competion 10th, 11th, 12th … individual… chanting… Gita… What is Gita? 

Student  : Song, Swami.

Swami  : What song?

Student  : Krishna’s song…

Student 2  : Celestial song, Swami.

Swami  : Wisdom song… How was the morning talk? (Referring to a talk given by a senior government official in the Prashanti Nilayam Campus Auditorium for the Thursday Moral Class)

Student  : Nice, Swami.

Swami  : I didn’t like. He is a government officer and he was talking about Harshad Mehta, mistakes committed by the police, etc. (After a pause) What was there for lunch?

Student  : Rice and Sambar.

Swami  : What vegetables?

Student  : Brinjal, Swami.

Swami  : Brinjal for sambar!! What vegetable with Chapatti?

Student  : Radish peas curry.

Swami  : What is peas in Telugu?

Student  : Batani.

Swami  : What is radish?

Student  : Mullangi, Swami.