The "Bhagavad-Gita" and Dante's "Inferno"

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The paper explains that Dante's "Inferno" can be more accurately described as a story about a man who finds his way to God with the help of another man, but only after passing through hell. The author points out that the "Bhagavad-Gita" also describes the path to God; yet, the difference in this description of a path to God is that it is not as frightening as the one that Dante takes. The paper relates that both the "Bhagavad-Gita" and Dante's "Inferno" refer to "demons", but there is a difference in the way that religiously devout people are viewed.

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"In the "Bhagavad-Gita", devout individuals are called "demigods", while in Dante's "Inferno" there is no such term written. In addition to this, there is also no mention of how exactly one is to act in order to reach the ultimate truth or the Supreme. However, in the "Bhagavad-Gita", it is written that in order to reach the Supreme, "karma, fruitive activities, devotional service and yoga principles, and devotional service" are necessary. Essentially, it can be said that the "Bhagavad-Gita" provides man with a path to follow, and aims at preventing one from falling into paths that would not be seen as godly."

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