Page No 251-257
Himanshi Nigam and Shabana Bano
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
This study is aimed to explore the impact of Bhagavad Geeta on religiosity and life
satisfaction, among university students. A sample of 100 participants consists of two
groups, Geeta practicing group (n=50 students) and non-Geeta practicing group (n=50
students). They belonged to Sanatan/Hindu religion. First group comprises of students
who read Bhagavad Geeta daily whereas second group comprises of students who do
not read Bhagavad Geeta daily. Participants were examined through self-reported
measures including religiosity orientation scale and satisfaction with life scale.
Independent t-test was done to examine the significance of difference between the
Geeta practicing and non-Geeta practicing groups on these variables. Results showed
significant difference between the two groups on the measures of extrinsic religiosity,
intrinsic religiosity as well as life satisfaction. The findings will be discussed