IS BHAGWAD GITA THE ONLY GITA OR ARE THERE MORE GITAS TOO?

IS BHAGWAD GITA THE ONLY GITA OR ARE THERE MORE GITAS TOO?


Bhagwad Gita is indeed popular but it is not the first Gita.
SHIVA GITA
As you know that in hierarchy Ram came before Krishna. Hence, you must know that "Shiva Gita" came much before "The Bhagwad Gita". Shiva Gita is narrated by Shiva to Shri Ram.Besides the Shiva Gita, Lord Shiva narrated various other Gitas.
Among the numerous scriptures which teach us the path to Salvation, Shiva Geeta is one of the foremost few among them. Although it didn’t gain popularity as like as Bhagwad Geeta, yet it is always good to know the facts irrespective of the popularity.
There are 28 Geetas available in our scriptures, like Shiva Geeta, Uttara Geeta, Rudra Geeta, Brahma Geeta, Guru Geeta, Bhagwad Geeta, Devi Geeta, Ganesha Geeta, Avadhuta Gita etc., to name a few. We need to identify which one is the right Geeta for us and follow the same accordingly.
It needs to be mentioned explicitly here that there cannot be a comparison between Shiva Geeta with Bhagwad Geeta or any Geeta as a matter of fact. Therefore, it has to be understood clearly that comparison between Geetas is an absurd activity and everyone is expected to learn from this text and remain blissful in the devotion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead – Lord Shiva!
The Shiva Gita is a Vedic text that comes to us from the latter portion (uttara kānda) of the Padma Purāna.
The Shiva Gita begins with episode from the Ramayana epic, where Rama is despondent over the loss of Sita. At this time, Rama is visited by Sage Agastya, and the sage prescribes to Rama that he should observe a special vow called the Pashupata vrata. By observing this vow Agastya promises that Rama will have a vision of Lord Shiva, and will receive the Pashupata astra (weapon) without which Ravana cannot be defeated. Rama performs the vow and at the end of four months receives a divine vision of Shiva. Shiva presents Rama with the Pashupata astra, and Rama in turn asks Lord Shiva a series of questions. The dialogue between Rama and Lord Shiva makes up the bulk of the Shiva Gita.
Every Geeta has a message, a central theme around which it revolves, and a unique style of rendering the message. Bhagwad gita may be popular but that doesn’t mean Shiva Geeta (or any other Geeta) is inferior to that. Shiva Geeta primarily focuses on preaching about lord Shiva who is the parabrahman of Vedas, and it only reveals the path to salvation sailing with the sailor called ‘Shiva’.
It’s a known fact that Bhagwad Geeta has achieved such a widespread recognition because people have spread it across the world by translating not only in all the Indian languages, but also in foreign languages. Whereas Shiva Geeta has not been caught attention of people since it’s documented in a Purana and not present in the famous epic Mahabharata which gained greater attention of people. Since people usually are acquainted with Epics but rarely read or analyze Puranas, Shiva Geeta skipped gaining popularity among the masses due to the same reason even though both the Geetas are believed to be documented by Veda Vyasa himself.
Shiva Geeta belongs to the Ramayana era of Treta Yuga while Bhagwad Geeta belongs to Mahabharata era of Dwapar yuga. So, Shiva Geeta precedes Bhagwad Geeta in time. However there are certain instances in Shiva Geeta which are different from the instances in Valmiki Ramayana. But one thing which is common is in Valmiki Ramayana as well as in Shiva Geeta, it is the same Sage Agastya who becomes the preceptor of Rama. In Valmiki Ramayana he preaches Rama ‘Aditya Hrudayam’, and in Shiva Geeta he preaches him Viraja-Deeksha Austerity. So, these differences in stories between Valmiki Ramayana and Shiva Geeta could be understood as due to ‘Kalpa Bheda’ (these might belong to different eons). Shiva Gita, it definitely is a text worth learning since the verses are not self-cooked verses, this Shiva Geeta verses actually exist in Upanishads like Svetawsatara, Atharvasiras, kaivalya etc. to name a few. Therefore, reading this Shiva Geeta is as equal as reading the verses of the Upanisahds. So, definitely Shiva Geeta is of a great value to the mankind. Apart from the common chapters, Shiva geeta also states many valuable spiritual things including Shiva yoga or Shiva tattwa.
Following a Geeta is based on one’s personal interest and choice but reading spiritual matter always benefits and increases the devotion towards our beloved God.

GURU GITA
The Guru Gita is a part of the later portion of the Skanda Purana. There are several versions of the Guru Gita, varying from around 100 to over 400 verses.
In the Shiva Siddha Yoga tradition, the Guru Gita is considered to be an “indispensable text” because Shiva is considered the Adi Guru
Guru Gita is a  conversation between Lord Shiva and Parvati/Prakriti, in which she asks him the importance of a Guru and how he helps in liberating the soul. Shiva answers her by describing the Guru principle, the proper ways of worshiping the Guru and the methods and benefits of repeating the Guru Gita.
In the Guru Gita, Shiva also gives the epistemology of the word GURU  as:
gu : stands for darkness
ru : stands for light.
The term Guru is therefore explained as the remover of darkness, who reveals the light of the heart.

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