Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Jayanti
The Bhagavad Gita is the oldest and most important sacred text of Hinduism
The Bhagavad Gita is the only scripture in the world whose jubilee is celebrated
Not only the dialogue of Lord Krishna and Arjuna but also the scripture for the entire human society across the boundaries of caste and creed is Shrimad Bhagwad Gita!
Although the Gita is considered a Hindu religion, it is considered to be a scripture for the entire human society, not limited to Hindus only, and world thinkers have taken guidance from it.
In the Dwapar era, on the day of Magshar Sud Agiyaras, Lord Krishna preached the Gita which gives salvation to Arjuna. Hence, this day is known as Gita Jayanti. This Ekadashi is also called Mokshada Ekadashi.
In South India it is also called Vainkuth Ekadashi.
Lord Krishna imparted the knowledge of Gita to Arjuna in the plains of Kurukshetra about seven thousand years ago today.
The teachings of the Gita are not mere teachings but they teach us how to live this one life.
Thirty years before the beginning of Kali Yuga, the sermon that Shri Krishna gave to Arjuna in the plains of Kurukshetra is famous as Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. Of the 18 chapters of the Bhagavad Gita, the first 6 chapters contain the teachings of Karma Yoga, the next 6 chapters the teachings of Gnana Yoga and the last 6 chapters the teachings of Bhakti Yoga.
In about 45 minutes, Lord Krishna disillusioned Arjuna with his knowledge of Gita.
In the plains of Kurukshetra, Arjuna was horrified to see his family members and relatives protesting. Filled with adventure and faith, Arjuna postpones the battle by sitting on a chariot before the start of the great battle. He says to Lord Krishna, "I will not fight. I do not want the happiness of the state by killing venerable gurus and relatives. I believe in begging for a living." He diagnosed every doubt connected with Dharma-karma from Atma-Paramatma
The Gita is recited at home and in the temple on the day of Gita Jayanti
The Gita is considered a Smriti Granth
Gitaji is considered to be the fifth Veda.
The Bhagavad Gita is composed in Sanskrit, with a total of 18 chapters and 700 verses in which Lord Krishna has spoken 574 verses, Arjuna 85 verses, Dhritarashtra 1 verse and Sanjay 40 verses.
The first verse is spoken by Dhritarashtra while the last verse is spoken by Sanjay.
The Bhagavad Gita is a subdivision of the Mahabharata.
This book has been composed in a total of 200 verses in chapters 9 to 20 of Bhishmaparva of Mahabharata.
Maharshi Vyas distinguished this verse and named it 'Bhagavad Gita'
The knowledge of Gita was heard by two other people besides Arjuna. Dhritarashtra was heard by both Sanjay and Sanjay, who received divine vision from Vedavyas.
The knowledge of Gita was given to Suryadev before Arjuna.
The entire Gita, with the exception of a few verses, is in Anushtup verse.
On the first day of the battle of Mahabharata, Pandava Arjuna asks his friend, guide, and well-meaning Lord Krishna to take the chariot between the two armies. While observing the two armies, Arjuna realized that millions of people had died. Frightened by the consequences of the war, he began to think not to fight. The bow falls from his hand and he sits in the chariot and without knowing any way asks Krishna for guidance. The dialogues of Arjuna and Krishna are in Bhishma Parva of Mahabharata. Those eighteen chapters are popularly known as the Gita.
The Gita chapters are not named in the Mahabharata but later Shankaracharya may have named the chapters. Some commentators have divided the Gita into three parts, namely, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Gyan Yoga.
The essence of the Gita is in just one sentence that one should do karma without wanting fruit.
In the Gita, Arjuna represents the human being and asks various questions from human beings to Lord Krishna regarding life. To overcome Arjuna's dilemma, Purna Purushottam Lord Shri Krishna gives him a detailed explanation. The esoteric knowledge of life in the Gita gradually dispels all of Arjuna's doubts and Arjuna gets ready for battle. That is why it is said that if there is true and complete faith, man can get all his questions solved from the Gita
The Gita has common names for chapters and sections
The names of the 18 chapters and the number of verses in them
Arjunavishad Yoga (in Karma Yoga) -47
Sankhya Yoga (in Karma Yoga) - 72
Karma Yoga (in Karma Yoga) - 43
Gyankarmasannyasa Yoga (in Karma Yoga) - 42
Karmasannyasa Yoga (in Karma Yoga) - 29
Atmasamyam Yoga (in Karma Yoga) - 47
Gyanvijnan Yoga (in Bhakti Yoga) - 30
Akshar Brahm Yoga (in Bhakti Yoga) - 28
Rajavidhyarajaguhya Yoga (in Bhakti Yoga) - 34
Vibhuti Yoga (in Bhakti Yoga) - 42
Vishwarupadarshan Yoga (in Bhakti Yoga) - 55
Bhakti Yoga (in Bhakti Yoga) -20
Kshetrakshetrajna Yoga (in Gyan Yoga) - 34
Gunatrayavibhag Yoga (in Gyan Yoga) - 27
Purushottam Yoga (in Gyan Yoga) - 20
Devasurasampadvibhaga Yoga (in Gyan Yoga) - 24
Shraddhatrayavibhaga Yoga (in Gyan Yoga) - 28
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga (in Gyan Yoga - 78
Shankarabhasya Shankaracharya Sanskrit language
In the 19th century, Saint Gyaneshwar wrote the Gyaneshwari Gita in Marathi, a language understood by all.
Lokmanya Tilak wrote the lyric mystery.
Mahatma Gandhi wrote the Gujarati translation of Anasaktiyoga - Gita.
Swami Vivekananda has given discourses on Bhakti Yoga, Gnana Yoga and Raja Yoga. There are lectures on Patanjali Yogasutra in Raja Yoga.
In the 19th century, Warren Hastings translated the Bhagavad Gita into English by Charles Wilkins and published it in the 19th century. This translation is considered the first in English.
The song is also translated into English by Edwin Arnold - The Song Celebs
Scalgel translated the Gita into Latin in 19.
Van Humboldt translated the Gita into German in 19.
License translated the Gita into French in the 19th century.
Galanos translated the Gita into Greek in the 19th century.
Simple Gita - Gujarati verse translation of Bhagavad Gita by Shri Yogeshwarji.
Saadhak Sanjeevani - Bhagwad Gita Tika by Shri Ramsukhdasji
Hindi Poetry Translation - Shri Muktanand Swami Bhagwad Gita Language Criticism
Gandhiji saw non-violence in the Gita, Lokmanya Tilak saw the solution to all the problems of the world in the Gita, Vinoba Bhave calls the Gita a Mohanirakaran Granth, Osho Rajneesh considers the Gita as the key to understanding Swadharma.
Mahatma Gandhiji also used to say that if I studied Shrimad Bhagwat Gitaji, I would get courage.
Rakhi with Gita when Swami Vivekananda set out on a journey. Fear is removed from the life of a man who has to attain enlightenment.
Names of books written on the Gita by great people
Gandhiji- Non-attachment yoga
Vinoba Bhave- Gita Lectures
Panduranga Shastri Athavale: - Gitamrutam
Lokmanya Tilak- Gita Rahasya
Ravishankar Maharaj-Gitabodhvani
Uncle Kalelkar- Gitadharma
Shri Arvind- Gitanibandho
Pandit Satwalkarji-Gita Darshan
In addition to giving international status to the Geeta Jayanti Mahotsav celebrated in Kurukshetra, the state government is trying to celebrate Geeta Jayanti Mahotsav on foreign soil. Under this, the first International Gita Festival 2016 was celebrated on the land of Mauritius from 16 to 17 February.
The celebration of International Gita Mahotsav has been started since 2016.
Important verses
Yada yada hi dharmasya glanirbhavati bharat.
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥४-७॥
Paritranaya sadhunam vinashay cha duskritam.
Dharmasansthapanarthay sambhavami yuge yuge.
"Neither is the welfare state."
- Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 20
Meaning: Those who do good deeds never get misery.
‘Yogakshemam vahamyaham.’ (Which is the motto of LIC)
- Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 4
Meaning: I run the life of those who worship me with unconditional devotion.
"Na me bhakta: pranasyati."
- Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 21
Meaning: My devotee is never destroyed
Probably a factor as to why they're doing so poorly.
- Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 4
Meaning: You only have the right to do karma, not on its fruits
Philosophers, philosophers, revolutionaries and even modern scientists from most of the world have taken inspiration from this great book and are still taking it. It is imperative that this wonderful knowledge imparted by Shri Krishna be inculcated in all our lives and that the moral values of humanity be maintained.
