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EDITORIAL December 19, 1999 VNN5107 Comment on this story Sri Gita Jayanti BY VRINDA  EDITORIAL, Dec 19 (VNN) — Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Jayatah!Sunday, 19 th Dec. 99 (513 Gaurabda): Moksada Ekadasi, Sri Gita Jayanti (Appearance and Worship of the Bhagavad Gita) Sri Gita-Mahatmya The Glory of the Gita (verses 1 - 7) 1) gita sastram idam punyam, yah pathet prayatah puman visnoh padam avapnoti, bhaya sokadi varjitah One who, with a regulated mind, recites with devotion this Bhagavad-gita scripture which is the bestower of all virtue, will attain to a holy abode such as Vaikuntha, the residence of Lord Visnu, which is always free from the mundane qualities based on fear and lamentation. 2) gitadhyayana-silasya, pranayama parasya ca naiva santi hi papani, purva janma krtani ca For a self-controlled person who seriously studies this Bhagavad-gita scripture, not a trace of sin remains - either from the previous or present life -since all his sins are burnt to ashes. 3) malanir mocanam pumsam, jala-snanam dine dine sakrd-gitambhasi snanam, samsara-mala-nasanam As a person bathes every day with water to cleanse his body, similarly, by bathing only once in the waters of the Bhagavad-gita, all the dirt of painful material existence is dissolved. That is, by devotedly reading the Gita only once, all material contamination is vanquished. 4) gita sugita kartavya, kim anyaih sastra vistaraih ya svayam padmanabhasya, mukha-padmad vinihsrta One should always very nicely sing with devotion this Gita, the divine song which has emanated from the holy lotus mouth of the Supreme Lord Himself, Lord Sri Krsna. What then is the benefit of studying many other scriptures? 5) bharatamrta sarvasvam, visnor vaktrad-vinihsrtam gita-gangodakam pitva, punar janma na vidyate By dringing the Ganges waters of the Gita, the divine quintessence of the Mahabharata emanating from the lotus mouth of Lord Visnu, one will never take rebirth in the material world again. In other words, by devotionally reciting the Gita, the cycle of birth and death is terminated. 6) sarvopanisado gavo, dogdha gopala-nandanah partho vatsah sudhir bhokta, dugdham gitamrtam mahat All the Upanisads are like a cow, and the milker of the cow is Sri Krsna, the son of Nanda. Arjuna is the calf, the beautiful nectar of the Gita is the milk, and the fortunate devotees of fine theistic intellect are the drinkers and enjoyers of that milk. 7) ekam sastram devaki-putra-gitam, eko devo devaki-putra eva eko mantras tasya namani yani, karmapy ekam tasya devasya seva There need only be one holy scripture - the divine Gita sung by Lord Sri Krsna; only one worshipable Lord - Lord Sri Krsna; only one mantra - His holy names; and only one duty -devotional service unto that supreme worshipable Lord, Sri Krsna. Comment on this story  Contact VNN about this storySend this story to a friend
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