Teachings embodied in the Bhagavad Gita possess eternal value and are universal in their applicability. Swamy Vedanta Desika, inspired by Sri Ramanuja’s commentary, has written “Tatparya Chandrika “ — an explanatory work on the Gita. About a 100 commentaries were available during Sri Vedanta Desika’s time, and the Acharya wrote his work after analysing these commentaries. God chose to be …