Vibhishana Gita - Sita Ram Singh

Gita in Sanskrit means ‘song’, but the word has come to be associated with spiritual teachings. A mention of the word Gita reminds most of us of Srimadbhagavadgita, the sermon of Lord Sri Krishna to Arjuna. However, there are some other notable Gitas in Sanskrit like Astavakragita, Hamsagita, Avadhutagita, Sri Ramagita etc., containing important spiritual teachings. Sri Ramacaritamanasa composed by Goswami Tulasidasa, in Avadhi dialect of Ayodhya, also contains highly spiritual sermons by Lord Sri Rama to Vibhisana, Laksmana and Devarsi Narada, which are called respective Gitas. This article relates to Vibhisanagita, which finds mention in Lanka Kanda of Sri Ramacaritamanasa.

© "Kalyana-Kalpataru" (September, 2003) published by Jagdish Prasad Jalan for Gobind Bhawan Karyalaya, Gita Press, Gorakhpur. Reprinted with permission.

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