[Gita Post #1] The Gita, the kernel of  the Mahābhārata, addresses the well-being of both an individual and the state or the world. The author, Sage Vyāsa, has a Kshatriya, responsible for the state, as the disciple to represent both. For our svādhyāya to be effective, we must draw from the epic a thorough understanding of the relevance of jñāna to a ruler. If not, we cannot gain full clarity on Vyāsa’s vision of loka-samgraha (integral well-being of the world) through yoga śāstra.