Gita
Mahatmya (Glories) by Shri Adi Shankaracharya
On 4th August,2021 Wednesday we have Kamika Ekadashi. In the previous post the importance of ekadashi and Do's and Don't were shared. On this auspicious day do read 700 slokas of Bhagvad Gita to purify your soul and surrender yourself in the lotus feet of krishna and chant his name in form of Krishna Mahamantra
Hare
Krsna Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama , Rama Rama Hare Hare
Kamika
Ekadashi is one of the most propitious and significant Ekadashi celebrations
for the devotees of lord Vishnu. This is because it falls during chaturmas
period, which is an auspicious four month period devoted to Lord Krishna. It is
a religious belief that lord Vishnu fulfills all the wishes of his devotees
when one worships him. Devotees use yellow clothes, yellow flowers and yellow
colored worship materials to please Lord
Vishnu. That is why yellow color has special significance in kamika Ekadashi
Fast,
By
reading the following Gita Mahatmya By Adishankaracharya bless yourself
with love of lord.
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| Sri Adi Shankaracharya |
Gita-Mahatmya 1
Gita-shastramidampunyam yah
गीता शास्त्रं इदं पुण्यं यः
pathetprayatahpuman
पठेत् प्रयतः पुमान् ।
Vishnohpadamavapnoti विष्णोः पादं अवाप्नोति
bhaya-shokadi-varjitah भय शोकादि वर्जितः ।।
Translation-Those who follow the
instructions mentioned in Bhagwad Gita
are free from all the miseries, anxieties of life and are bound to attain the
abode of lord Vishnu that is Vaikuntha and free from any sort of fear, worry or
lamentation.
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| Transformation awaits you on the other side of Bhagwad Gita |
Gita-Mahatmya 2
Gitadhyayana-silasya
pranayama-parasyaca गीताध्ययनशीलस्य प्राणायामपरस्य च I
naivasantihi papani purva-janma-krtanica नैव सन्ति हि पापानि पूर्वजन्मकृतानि च II
Translation- The one who reads bhagwad gita religiously, seriously and with utmost sincerity will remain unaffected by reactions of his past misdeeds by grace of god.
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| Aarti at bank of river Ganga |
Gita-Mahatmya 3
malinemocanampumsamjala-snanamdine
dine मलिनेमोचनं पुंसां जलस्नानं दिने दिने ।
Translation-Just like we take bath everyday day to clean our physical body, similarly listening to or reciting the slokas of Bhagavad Gita, which is as sacred as water of Ganges will remove the dirt of material life acquired by listener or a reader forever.
Devotee reading Bhagwad Gita
Gita-Mahatmya 4
gitasu-gitakartavya
गीता सुगीताकर्तव्या
kimanyaihshastra-vistaraih किमन्यौ: शास्त्रविस्तरैः ।
yasvayampadmanabhasya या स्वयं पद्मनाभस्य
mukha-padmadvinihsrita मुखपद्माद्विनिः सृता ॥
Transaltion- Each and every word of Bhagavad Gita is spoken by the supreme personality of godhead such that one does not have to read any other Vedic literature. One just have to hear and read Bhagavad Gita regularly attentively. In this present age of materialistic life full of mundane activities and task, it is practically impossible for us to read all the vedic literature which is not at all necessary because this one book Bhagavad Gita is an epitome and essence of all Vedic literature that exist in this world.
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| Front cover of Bhagwad Gita |
Gita-Mahatmya 5
Bharatamrta-sarvasvam
भारतामृतसर्वस्वं
visnu-vaktradvinihsrtam विष्णुवक्त्राद्विनिः सृतम ।
gita-gangodakampitva गीता- गङ्गोदकं पीत्वा
punarjanmanavidyate पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते ॥
Transaltion- All
slokas of Bhagavad Gita are spoken by the supreme personality of godhead Lord
Vishnu himself as Krishna and the Ganga is said to emanate from Lotus feet of
Lord. though there is no difference between the feet and the mouth of Lord
we can say with certainty and impartial
belief and perspective that Bhagavad Gita is even more important than the water
of Ganges itself.
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| Varanasi ghat of Holy river Ganges |
Gita-Mahatmya 6
Sarvopanishadogavo
सर्वोपनिषदो गावो
dogdhagopala-nandanah दोग्धा गोपालनन्दनः ।
parthovatsahsu-dhirbhokta पार्थो वत्सः सुधिभोक्ता
Dugdhamgitamritammahat दुग्धं गीतामृतं महत् ।।
Translation-The Gita upanishad or Bhagavad Gita which is considered as an essence of all Upanishad is like a cow and Lord Shri Krishna, who is also called gwala or a cowherd boy is milking this cow. Arjuna is like a Calf and the devotees along with scholars are to drink the the nectarean milk of bhagavad-gita
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| Krishna As Cowherd boy |
Gita-Mahatmya 7
ekamsastramdevaki-putra-gitam एकं शास्त्रं देवकीपुत्रगीतम् ।
ekodevodevaki-putraeva एको देवो देवकीपुत्र एव ।।
ekomantras tasyanamaniyani एको मन्त्रस्तस्य नामानि यानि।
karmapyekamtasyadevasyaseva कर्माप्येकं तस्य देवस्य सेवा ।।
Translation-In today's time people are very much excited in concept of having one scripture, one God,one religion and one occupation. Therefore let there be only one scripture that is Bhagavad-Gita, let there be one God for the whole world Lord Sri Krishna and one Mantra one prayer to be chanted by people as Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna ,Krishna Krishna ,Hare Hare. Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare and let there be only one work of rendering service to the supreme personality of godhead
The Disciplic Succession of knowledge of Gita from Lord krishna took place among following blessed souls in the order mentioned
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare
 and Kamika Ekadashi){kind=link}
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