Stanzas 11 through 21

Aashish Khan
21:06
Ravi Shankar and Aashish Khan released Song of God: Bhagavad Gita in 1967, a 21-minute sitar-sarod interpretation of Gita stanzas via North Indian classical music.
Credits

About Stanzas 11 through 21

Song of God: Bhagavad Gita is a 1967 studio album released by World Pacific Records. The album presents a musical interpretation of selected stanzas from the Bhagavad Gita through Indian classical instrumentation. Sitarist Ravi Shankar and sarod player Aashish Khan collaborated on the recording. The label issued the album in vinyl format.

The second track spans stanzas 11 through 21 of the Bhagavad Gita. The composition runs for 21 minutes and 6 seconds. Shankar and Khan perform the piece with traditional North Indian classical arrangements. The tracklist does not specify individual raga or tala structures, and further compositional details remain undocumented in available sources.

Ravi Shankar composed the album’s musical framework. Aashish Khan contributed sarod accompaniment and improvisational passages. World Pacific Records produced the recording in the mid-1960s, aligning with Shankar’s broader efforts to introduce Indian classical music to Western audiences during this period. The album cover and liner notes emphasize the spiritual and philosophical themes of the Bhagavad Gita as interpreted through instrumental performance.

The release date for Song of God: Bhagavad Gita is confirmed as 1967. The vinyl pressing included no additional vocal elements, focusing solely on Shankar’s sitar and Khan’s sarod. No reissues or alternate formats have been verified from the original release context. The album’s reception and commercial performance are not documented in the provided materials.