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The title translates to "A Collection of the Meanings of the Gita" (Gita + Artha + Sangraha). In just 32 verses, Yamunacharya achieves what many fail to do in 500 pages: he extracts the logical spine of the Gita.

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This is Yamunacharya’s signature contribution. He concludes that realizing the Lord’s supreme nature (Para-tva) is not enough. One must perform Prapatti—an act of complete, humble surrender to the Lord’s feet. He famously argues that the Gita’s final verse (18:66: Abandon all dharmas and surrender to me alone) is the king of all verses.

The Gitartha Sangraha (Sanskrit: गीतार्थ संग्रह, "Compendium of the Meanings of the Gita") is a seminal work in the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) tradition of Vedanta. Written by Sri Yamunacharya (also known as Alavandar, c. 10th–11th century CE), this compact Sanskrit text serves as a foundational summary of the Bhagavad Gita's philosophical and spiritual teachings.

As the grandson of the great Acharya Nathamuni and the predecessor of Ramanujacharya, Yamunacharya played a crucial role in systematizing the Sri Vaishnava tradition. The Gitartha Sangraha is his most celebrated philosophical work, distilling the essence of the Gita's 18 chapters into 32 concise verses (ślokas).

The 32 verses of the Gitartha Sangraha cover: