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Gita Jayanti

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Gita Jayanti

Why it is celebrated

Gita Jayanti falls on Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, also called Mokshada Ekadashi. It is believed that on this day, on the field of Kurukshetra, Bhagwan Shri Krishna gave Arjun the teaching of the Bhagavad Gita. Homes and temples read the Gita today, and Kurukshetra holds the Gita Mahotsav.

The story

Before the Mahabharata war, every attempt at peace between the Kauravas and the Pandavas had failed. On the field of Kurukshetra the two armies stood face to face, and Shri Krishna had become Arjun's charioteer.

Arjun said, 'Keshav, take my chariot between the two armies; I want to see who stands before me.' In the middle, Arjun saw his own teachers, his grandfather, his brothers and his friends standing opposite. His heart trembled, his bow began to slip from his hand, and he said, 'I will not fight this war.'

Then Shri Krishna lovingly explained things to Arjun. He taught that the soul never dies, that a person should do their duty without worrying about the results, and that taking refuge in God with a sincere heart is the greatest support. These teachings of knowledge, action and devotion became the Bhagavad Gita, in eighteen chapters and seven hundred verses.

Hearing Krishna ji, Arjun's confusion went away. He said, 'My doubt is gone; now I will do as you say.' That day was Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi.

Puja vidhi

  1. After your morning bath, spread a clean cloth on a chowki and place a picture of Bhagwan Shri Krishna and a copy of the Bhagavad Gita.
  2. Offer flowers, sandalwood and rice to the Gita, and tulsi and bhog to Shri Krishna.
  3. Read the Gita with your family; if the whole text is not possible, read one chapter, such as the twelfth or fifteenth, or a few verses with their meaning.
  4. It is also Mokshada Ekadashi; those keeping the vrat avoid grains and eat fruit and vrat food.
  5. Sing the Gita aarti and, if you can, gift someone a copy of the Gita.
  6. Choose one teaching of the Gita and resolve to bring it into your life.

Food

Ekadashi vrat food: fruit, sabudana, and dishes of kuttu or singhara flour, with makhan-mishri as bhog for Krishna ji.

Wishes to send

  • Warm wishes on Gita Jayanti! May Shri Krishna's Gita show you the way through every question.

  • Karmanye vadhikaraste ma phaleshu kadachana. Do your work with your whole heart and leave the rest to God. Happy Gita Jayanti!

  • When the mind is tangled, open the Gita. Greetings to you and your family on Gita Jayanti.

  • The wisdom given at Kurukshetra is still a lamp for every home. May this lamp always burn in your life.

  • Like Arjun, we sometimes falter; we pray that, like Krishna ji, someone is always there to show us the right path.

  • Eighteen chapters, seven hundred verses and one message: action, devotion and love. Jai Shri Krishna!

For your status

  • It is Gita Jayanti today; read at least one verse.

  • Do your duty, let go of worry about results.

  • Jai Shri Krishna, Jai Gita Mata.

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