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As the first Hindu member of the House, Gabbard was sworn into office with her hand on the Bhagavad Gita, the Hindu devotional work.—Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026 As the first Hindu member of the House, Gabbard was sworn into office with her hand on the Bhagavad Gita, the Hindu devotional work.—Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026 Two years later, Wilkins stood alongside Patel as he was sworn in as the nation's ninth FBI director, his left hand on a copy of the Bhagavad Gita.—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026 In Conversation Amit Chaudhuri tells us about writing longhand, rereading the Bhagavad Gita, and more.—Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026 Patel filled his days and weeks with meditation, reading religious texts like the Bhagavad Gita, one of Hinduism’s most important texts.—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025 That sense of purpose, Gabbard said, has always been grounded in faith -- including the Bible and Bhagavad Gita texts.—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2025 The film begins with our protagonist, Ahmed, carrying out his late father’s funeral rites while verses are read from an ancient Hindu text, the Bhagavad Gita.—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025 Some activists read from the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu text which describes the roots of the Ashvattha, a sacred tree, as bound to human actions and karma.—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
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Etymology
Sanskrit Bhagavadgītā, literally, song of the blessed one (Krishna)