Sanatan Dharma explained through Bhagwat Gita

Are you a truth seeker?

Do you want to know what Sanatan Dharma is and how it evolved?

Sanatan Dharma is the oldest religion on earth, and all other religions which are prevailing now, are converted form of the same. It believes in worshiping icons (Pratima). Principle deities were Indra, Surya (Sun), Varun, Religion based on Veda was formulated by God Narayana who created Brahma. Brahma is said to be the Father of this universe. After formulation of Veda, that was first narrated to Surya and Surya told it to his son Manu and Manu made all these living beings. According to this religion, puja, prayer, yagna, were made to Agni, Varun, Indra, seeking personal gain like Son, Wealth, Kingdom, Victory, heaven and so on.

It was about five thousand years back, Lord Vasudeva Krishna explained Bhagwat Gita to his devotees and intimate friend Arjuna In the Great War field of Kurukshetra of Mahabharata. When Arjuna, the third Pandava gave up his weapons expressing his denial to war with relatives, friends, for the sake  of kingdom, Sri Krishna told it was his duty to fight against the Kaurava to establish religion-based kingdom, which is a must for one kshatriya otherwise he will deviate from his duty, which is unfair.

Krishna further said on the Kurukshetra battlefield to Arjuna, “If you do your duty properly you will deserve to settle in Heaven without having further birth. You must do your duty without seeking any personal gain. Remember in this war you are not killing any one as these all are pre-settled. Man is mortal, ours on earth is merely old body. After death there will be rebirth of this body having a new formation, and the soul with the body is immortal and it cannot be destroyed. Hence, none can kill the soul. As there is no birth and death of the soul, it exists till it returns to Almighty God. Look at me, I am the Almighty God, creator of each and everything in this Universe… I have no birth no death. I have already decided the fate of this war and all the persons who ought to die in this war, I have already killed them.

Those who work with no expectation, in the name of God, giving the result to God, and not for personal gain and for others only, he is my actual devotee. I will protect him from all the adverse results. After death he will get no further birth.”

Arjuna was satisfied with the advice and prepared to war with Kaurava.

Lord Krishna in this way opposed the concept of Veda in worshiping for personal gain/expectations. In Bhagwat Gita he advised to do work without any expectation and encouraged to work in the name of God.

The name of Hinduism started in early nineteenth century.