Gita Jayanti

Gita Jayanti is the birthday of Srimad Bhagavad Gita, the dictionary of Life. The “Bhagavad Gita” was revealed to Arjuna by Krishna Himself on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. The text is written in the third person, narrated by Sanjaya to blind King Dhritarashtra as it transpired between Sri Krishna and Arjuna. Sanjaya, the secretary of the blind King Dhritarashtra, had been blessed by his Guru, Vyasadev, with the power to remotely view the events taking place on the battlefield as they transpired.

Srimad Bhagwad Gita has since time immemorial, been the philosophical guide and spiritual teacher for Satya Sanatana Dharma. In Gita, Lord Krishna has taught numerous lessons to Arjuna, which are considered to be ideal means of living one’s life. The holy scripture of Hindu mythology provides all the solutions for any problem of life.

During the Gita Jayanti ritual observed to be followed by everyone is to take bath, worship Lord Krishna and recite the Gita. The whole environment becomes divine and spiritual with numerous chanting of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita and Bhajans.