Gita Jayanti, also referred as Bhagawad Geetha Jayanthi, is the day when the Bhagvad Gita was rendered by Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the Kurukshetra on the first day of the famous 18-day battle in the Mahabharata. In 2012, the date of Gita Jayanti is December 23. Gita Jayanthi falls on the Ekadashi day of Shukla Paksha (the bright half) of the Margashirsha month (November-December) in traditional Hindi calendar.
The greatest quality of Bhagavad Gita is that it prompts you to think, it prompts you to take decision, and it prompts you to look at life differently and refreshingly and all this without surrendering your individuality.
Bhagavad Gita adapts to the present and discusses an issue by rooting itself in the present. Every moment a confused Arjuna opens the Gita to take the advice of Krishna . And through the immortal Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna has been discussing and debating and finding solutions to the various problems faced by the confused Arjunas for centuries and will continue to do the same forever.
The day is observed all around the world with the reading of Bhagavad Gita, which is referred outside India
All Hindu temples, especially those dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Lord Krishna, conduct special pujas on the day.
The ideal way to celebrate Gita Jayanti is by reading at least a stanza from the Bhagavad Gita.
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Excellent explanation of the Gita Jayanti, which I was not aware of until today when I was prompted to seek the date this year. December 9, I had picked up where I last left off from Paramahansa Yogananda's excellent 2-volume set on his perceptions of the Bhagavad Gita. I had know idea I was inspired to begin reading where I last left off (4:32) until now on such an important day. This synchronistic moment only gives me more faith in the Divine wisdom of this most treasured book of mine. (Michigan)
The Sanskrit Gita is like the Hebrew bible, the Greek bible and the Arabic Quran and other texts since it is unintelligible to the ordinary person and from which much discussion, mulling and interpretation emanates as to what the meaning of a particular section may mean.
We know that only the book GITA itself we are celebrate Birthday.
We know that GIta is not bible of hinduisum but it is bible of Huminity.
Gita is not only for Arjuna but it's also for us. How ?
when ever we buy any item from market we get manual right ?
1) how to use ?
2) how to repair ?
same like gita for us for all human being
dec 17, 2010 is vaikunta ekadasi ?
I was confused about my birth and where i was going. but after reading the Gita i am aware that God loves us and came to this earth to help us. es i agree this treasured book is for all humanity. no wonder Mahatama Gandhi did not go a day without reading this beautiful treasured book and this book give him so much strength.
this is the book of love. i call this book a love story between God and his devotees. If it was not true why would God come down to help Arjun???
seema kapoor..
There is no book in the world to match that of GITA because of its compsition of all the Upanishads which are vendantha sangrahas. Any seeker of any religion can find answer for his doubt from this book,if he reads GITA wihout a pre-conception.The book teaches KARMAYOGA,GNANAYOGA,DHYANAYOGA,BHAKTHIYOGA etc., but it starts and ends with SHARANAGATHI only
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