Unlike many commentaries of Bhagavat Gita which have been expression of message of Gita, this text is a thematic representation of the mythological Gita. There is very little spiritual content in the book. There are excellent associations of content to other mythological texts in Indian context. Overall reads like a very well researched representation of the Hindu text. It has details on what is Gita and how many forms of Gita has been described in our puranic scriptures and essence of those. There is also mention in clear terms of puja, dana, dakshina kind of concepts.
To summarize, if your intent is to understand the mythological connection of Bhagavat Gita to Hindu mythology in general the book will have substantial food for thought and a breeze read for a day. However, if you are looking to get a spiritual solace in reading something thoughtful this will be a waste of time. There are many interesting commentaries of Bhagavat Gita by many of the great realized masters.
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