Role of Bhagavad Gita in Framing Ethical Human Behavior

Abstract

Bhagavad Gita is the most famous religious text of the world. It is delivered by Lord Krishna to Arjuna, when he was confused how to behave in a particular situation. Just like Arjuna we also have to face such type of typical situations where taking a wise decisions becomes difficult. Arjuna’s counseling was done by Krishna and for us there are teachings of Bhagavad Gita. The aim of this paper is to explore the role played by Bhagavad Gita in framing ethical behaviour. Bhagavad Gita by different authors is taken into consideration for the study. The methodology is hermeneutics which is used in the qualitative research for understanding and interpreting the ancient texts. In this paper three Gunas are explained (sattva, rajas, tamas), among which sattva Guna influences the people to behave ethically and tamas Guna makes the person unethical. Then Yogas are explained which helps an individual to connect with the Supreme power and attain salvation.