Hare Krishna Mandir, Bhadaj organized On Thursday, 30th November ‘Gita Jayanti Mahotsava’ with recitation of entire 700 verses of 18 Chapters of the Bhagavad-gita, Followed by a seminar on the Bhagavad-gita by Shri Jaganmohan Krishna Dasa, President of Hare Krishna Mandir, Bhadaj. Bhajans for an hour and after that Maha Mangala Arati were also performed.
On Gita Jayanti Vaisnavas around the world celebrate the dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna found in the classic Vedic text Bhagavad-gita. In Hindu temples, villages and homes devotees commemorate Gita Jayanti as the day when the Bhagavad-gita was spoken amidst the opposing armies on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
Bhagavad-gita’s message transcends its immediate historical context and reveals timeless truths. The question and answer format elucidates metaphysical subjects such as action and reaction (karma), as well as the distinction between matter (prakriti) and the living entity (jiva). Krishna and Arjuna discuss the qualities of the Supreme Universal Controller (isvara), as well as the concept of time (kala).
In the beginning of chapter four, the Bhagavad-gita gives an account of its own history that may challenge our existential mindset. Founder of Worldwide Krishna Consciousness movement His Divine Grace Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada writes in his commentary, “A rough estimate is that the Gita was spoken at least 120,400,000 years ago; and in human society it has been extant for two million years. It was spoken again by the Lord again to Arjuna about five thousand years ago. That is the rough estimate of the history of the Gita, according to the Gita itself and according to the version of the speaker, Lord Sri Krishna.”
Devotees who regularly bathe their intellect in the Gita’s wisdom, recognize its application to life in the twenty-first century. Thus for many, “Gita Jayanti Mahotsava” is not only a way of honoring the past, but a way of expressing gratitude for the Gita’s relevance to the present.
As part of its observance of Gita Jayanti, Hare Krishna Mandir, Bhadaj will celebrate “Gita Fest” – an inter school cultural competition based on Srimad Bhagavad-Gita at its Temple from 2nd to 3rd Dec. 2017. The Fest is open to all students from Class Jr. KG to 12 and there is no Entry fee. The competetions namely Gita Shloka Chanting, Gita Essay, Gita Quiz etc shall be conducted during this Fest.
