bhagavadgItA jayanti and srIvaishNavAs

[Guest guest]

Dear bhAgavathAs,

 

I have always wondered, if at all, when is bhagavadgItA jayanti celebrated

by srIvaishNavAs? I was rather surprised that Sri Ranga Priya Swami did

not make any mention of teh gItA jayanti during hi stele pravachanam

on December 9 (although he mentioned hanumat jayanti and thiru kArthigai).

For this year it was listed as December 7 (Thursday) and we

celebrated in our temple on December 10 (Sunday) with entire gItA pArAyaNam

(took approxmately 2 hours) followe by gItA Arati (jaya bhagavadgItaE.....,

in Hindi)

and gist of gIta summarized as one liners by children as follows:

 

-God is the source of everything.

-The best in everything and everyone is God.

-God is omnipotent and omnipresent.

-True knowledge is to know God.

-Only few truly realize the truth.

-Love(faith), light (knowledge) and life (work) are the ways to God.

-See the ONE in all and all in the ONE.

-Death is only to the body. Soul takes new forms until it is liberated.

-Once we surrender to God, we are free from cycles of birth and death.

-God is ever ready for us: Offer water, flower or a leaf with faith.

-The goo dwins over evil with God's help.

-God reincarnates, as and when needed to establish Dharma.

-Always protect Dharma (what is right).

-The form of God that we worship, in that very form the God stabilizes our

faith.

- All pray to the same one God.

-True believers of God never fail.

-Action is inevitable.

-Do your work without greed. Don't be lazy. Do the work that suits you best

(Play the best cards that you hold).

-Dedicate all your actions and their fruits to God. That is true renunciation.

-Saintly (sAtvik), showy (rAjasik), and lazy (tAmasik) are basic human nature.

-Raise about the dualities of pain and pleasure, loss and gain, etc.,

-Share your good firtunes, otherwis eyou will be nothing but a thief.

-Follow moderation. Maintain a good balance of work, rest, food, and pleasure.

-Be an example for good.

-Be humble and tolerant.

-Lust , anger and greed (L-A-G) lead to sorrow.

-You are your best friend and your worst enemy.

- December is Lord kReShNa's favorite month and Spring is His favorite season

(Note: Comes very handy for us living in the US, as those times represent

Christmas and Easter).

-The greatest mantra is AUM.

-Wisdom (kReShNa) plus Action (arjuna) equals success.

 

Daasan

 

K. Sreekrishna tatachar

 

 

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