700 Days Gita Yagnya
Dhyan Shloka
Gita Dhyan Shlok Sangrah is a collection of verses that are meant to invoke the essence of the Bhagavad Gita. These verses praise the glory of Lord Krishna. They also describe the relationship between the Gita and the Upanishads, the ancient texts that reveal the highest truth of Vedanta. By meditating on these verses, one can prepare oneself for studying and understanding the profound teachings of the Gita.
Dhyan Shlok Sangrah
9 Shlokas - 10 mins
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Chapter 1
The first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is called Arjuna Visada Yog, which means the Yog of Arjuna's Despondency. It describes the situation and emotions of Arjuna, the Pandava prince, who faces his cousins, the Kauravas, in the war of Kurukshetra. He is overwhelmed by grief and confusion, and seeks the guidance of his charioteer and friend, Lord Krishna. The chapter sets the stage for the dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna, which forms the core of the Bhagavad Gita.
Arjun Vishad Yog
47 Shlokas - 14 mins
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Influence of Bhagavad Gita
"Those are spiritual things to reflect upon yourself, life, the world around you and see things the other way. I thought it was quite appropriate."
Sunita WilliamsAstronaut - Carried copy of the Bhagvad Gita with her in space
“When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous.”
Albert Einstein
““The scriptures that we follow are a mixture between the West and the East and would be from Socrates to the Upanishads, to the Bhagavad Gita”
Hugh Jackman
“I owed a magnificent day to the Bhagavad Gita. It was as if an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy, but large, serene, consistent, the voice of an old intelligence which in another age and climate had pondered and thus disposed of the same questions which exercise us.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson