The Bhagavad Gita consists of 18 chapters and 700 verses. The teachings of this great Vedantic text are universal in its context, hence, anyone from any country can apply the rich teachings to any given situations and find solutions to their problems. It was originally written in Sanskrit - the oldest language of the world.
The Bhagavad Gita's greatness is unparallel; it's glory is immeasureable; it's wisdom unfathomable; it is the book of life that Hindus need to worship and live by. One of the great phenomenon of the Bhagavad Gita is that each time you read a slok, each time you interpret it differently.
One person whose life was a clear reflection of the dynamic teachings of the Bhagavad Gita was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was the greatest student of the Bhagavad Gita that I know of and that made him one of Shri Krishna's greatest devotees. His greatness is eternally etched in the pages of human history and 61 years after his death, we're still talking about him and discussing his rich legacy. Can you imagine if all of us take one or two teachings from the Bhagavad Gita and practice them, what our lives would be like?
Despite the great importance of the Bhagavad Gita -the Celestial Song of Shri Krishna - Hindus tend to not pay much importance to Gita Jayanthi. I hope come 2010, Hindus would celebrate Gita Jayanthi with the great importance it deserves.
Below are some photos of Gita Jayanthi celebration at the Sanatan Dharma Mandir of New York - where the children and adults had to make presentations on the Bhagavad Gita.
Shri Krishna, the Supreme Consciousness, was Arjuna's, the brave warrior, charioteer...(online)
Rudresh and Hema chanting sloks from the Bhagavad Gita...
Little Krishna delivering his message from the Bhagavad Gita ....
A section of the gathering...
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