Relating the Philosophy of <i>Siva Gita</i> to Amish Tripathi's <i>Immortals of Meluha</i> the Mythic and Heroic Tale of <i>Dharma and Karma</i>

Abstract

The term Gita is generally applied to The Bhagavad-Gita, which runs from the 25th Adhyaya to the end of the 42nd Adhyaya of Bhishma-Parva of The Mahabharata. As the Bhagavad-Gita is the most well-known it needs no details to be noted here. Nor there is any need to explain the word Gita as it is also much known. But the term 'Gita' is applied to many other Works of similar character discussing philosophical topics. Thus there is vast literature in Sanskrit that can be termed as 'The Gita Literature'. The study gives a brief overview of Siva Gita stating its importance in Gita literature; focusing on the magnitude of Lord Shiva the supreme cynosure. This paper gives a general introduction of Siva – Gita discussing its doctrines and its relation with the Upanishad and the Bhagavad –Gita. Paper also aims at acquainting the younger generation with the vastness and grandeur of Siva- Gita. The paper proposes reading of Amish Tripathi's The Immortals of Meluha keeping in focus grandeur of Siva as in the Siva –Gita. An imaginary tale may not be complete; it may be a netting of myths but it is like revisiting times gone by with a prospect of promise. In the novel the communion of Shiva's individual consciousness and people's collective consciousness is the blend unites of science and religion, history and myth, geography and fantasy land, courage and cowardice, humanity and divinity. Siva Gita teaches spiritual wisdom to help people overcome grief and delusion, in similar way the novel demonstrates ways to achieve peace, making it easier for all spiritual aspirants to benefit from the path of Karma and righteousness.