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The Bhagavad Gita, an integral part of the Mahabharata, has had a profound influence on literary traditions across cultures. This research paper examines the philosophical and spiritual impact of Western literature, with a particular focus on T.S. Eliot's modernist poetry. The study highlights how the Gita's central themes--such as spiritual desolation, moral duty, self-realization, and the cyclical nature of time--resonate within Eliot's seminal works, The Waste Land and Four Quartets. Scholars, including Tasmiyah Ahmed, Rajib Majumdar, and Shikha Shukla, have examined how Eliot integrates Gita-inspired notions of detachment, existential struggle, and divine realization into his poetry. Comparative analyses reveal striking parallels between Arjuna's moral crisis and Eliot's portrayal of a fragmented, spiritually barren world seeking redemption. Additionally, this paper investigates the influence of Hindu philosophy on English Romantic poets, such as William Blake and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, emphasizing how the Gita's doctrines of emanation, reincarnation, and divine unity shaped their poetic expressions. Through a critical engagement with these literary influences, this study underscores the enduring relevance of the Bhagavad Gita in shaping philosophical discourse within Western literature.