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The Bhagavad Gītā recounts a profound dialogue between Arjuna, a conflicted warrior, and his humble charioteer, who is in fact the Lord Himself. The message Kṛṣṇa delivered on a battlefield more than 5000 years ago is just as relevant today because it awakens the soul to mankind’s true nature and reason for being. His instructions have stood the test of time and provide the knowledge to help us triumph over the obstacles we face in our lives.

God is love. God is everything. God is guru. The guru is not of this world, even though he created it, and we won’t be able to leave this world of limitation without him. To succeed, we need his grace. We will obtain it by knowing him intimately in the depth of our own being. And there is no greater way to achieve that than to hear the divine Sri Guru Gita and the profound wisdom imparted by the Satguru himself: Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda.

As the seventh of the 12 alvars, the mystic bhakti saints of South India, he played a pivotal role in the revival of bhakti and served as an inspiration for Sri Rāmānujācārya's Sri Sampradaya. This prayer is a celebration of śaraṇāgati, perfect surrender to the Lord, and reminds us to strive for unceasing remembrance of the Lord at all times and places. King Kulaśekhara speaks of the misery of the soul trapped in this world with its many trials and tribulations, all the while reminding us all that the supreme lord, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, is the only means of liberation.

This book is based on the heartfelt commentary of the Sri Gopi Gita that Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda gave during His seven-day course: The Essence of Shreemad Bhagavatam. Those specific verses and His commentary are lovingly assembled in this book so that one might enjoy the Sri Gopi Gita in its fullness and on its own.