Gita Jayanti tomorrow .. Gitamahatmya Adi Sankara

In Sukthankar's words the two Krishnas staying in one chariot is seeing the supreme power and the super man together. They are the same.. As Krishna, He is guiding the Pandavas and as Arjun,he is fighting war.
HE has blessed us in two forms. We who realised this truth are blessed.
No other sastra can take us to the depths of self realisation like Gita does. Let us savour the bliss once more on Gita Jayanti.

Adi Sankara made it crystal clear that there is no parallel to Gita. He says thus :

"gita shastram idam punyam yah pathet prayatat puman
vishnoh padam avapnoti bhaya sokadi varjitah"

When a person reads, recites or studies with proper attention this auspicious Shastra, Bhagavad gita, he will attain the feet of Sri Vishnu and will become free from free, worries and all other problems.

"gitadhyayana-silasya pranayama parasya cha
naiva santi hi papani purva janma krtani cha"

By meditating on Bhagavad gita with full attention and controlling one's life energy, one will become free from sin and from the reactions of the wrong actions performed during previous lifetimes.

"malanir mochanam pumsam jala-snanam dine dine
sakrid gitambhasi snanam samsara-mala nasanam"

One can become free from contamination by taking bath with water every day, but if one takes bath even once only in the sacred waters of Mother Gita, all the impurities of samsara are destroyed.

"gita sugita kartavya kim anyah shastra vistaraih
ya svayam padmanabhasya mukha-padmad vinihsrita"

The wonderful song called Bhagavad Gita has been spoken from the lotus mouth of the Lord Padmanabha himself. What other shastras we need to seek then?

"bharatamrita sarvasvam vishnor vaktrad-vinihsritam
gita-gangodakam pitva punar janma na vidyate"

One who drinks the sacred waters of the Ganga called the Gita, the nectarean cream of the Mahabharata, spoken directly by Sri Vishnu, will not have to take another birth in the material world.

"sarvopanishado gavo dogdha gopala-nandanah
partho vatsah sudhir bhokta dugdham gitamritam mahat"

if if we compare all the Upanishads as a cow, Krishna the son of the cowherd chief as the milkman, Arjuna the son of Pritha as the calf, then the intelligent people will enjoy the great nectar of Bhagavad gita as the milk.

"ekam shastram devaki-putra gitam eko devo devaki putra eva
eko mantras tasya namani yani karmapy ekam tasya devasya seva"

Let there be one shastra only: the Gita of Krishna the son of Devaki. Let there be one God only: Krishna the son of Devaki. Let there be one mantra only: his holy names. Let there be one work only: service to that God.

I salute to Narayan Vasudev and Narottam Arjun

To morrow is Gita Jayanti celebrated all over the world.

The thought itself is an experience,a fulfillment and a moment of bliss.

Thank you Arjun for making the Lord speak.

Thank you for asking every question on our behalf

Thank you again for being the medium between him and us.

He loved you the most but I love you more for everything you did

for the sake of dharma

for the sake of unity

You showed the world how to remain selfless through out the life.

Thank you Jishnu for being in my thoughts always..

Lakshmi telidevara