Lord Krishna

śrīmadbhagavadgītā pārāyaṇa - gītā mahātmyam

(Srimad Bhagavad Gita Parayana - Gita Mahatmyam in English (IAST))

From Varaha Purana

Gita Mahatmyam is a sacred collection of verses originating from the Varaha Purana that extols the glory and spiritual potency of the Bhagavad Gita. These verses describe the Gita as the supreme essence of all Vedic wisdom, capable of liberating the soul from the cycle of samsara. By chanting these passages, devotees are said to attain purity, release the shackles of past karma, and gain the grace of Lord Krishna. It serves as an essential preliminary invocation for those undertaking the ritual study or parayana of the Bhagavad Gita to invoke divine blessings.

atha gītāmāhātmyaṃ dharovāca bhagavan parameśāna bhaktiravyabhicāriṇī |

prārabdhaṃ bhujyamānasya kathaṃ bhavati he prabho || 1 ||

śrīviṣṇuruvāca

prārabdhaṃ bhujyamāno hi gītābhyāsarataḥ sadā |
sa muktaḥ sa sukhī loke karmaṇā nopalipyate || 2 ||
mahāpāpādipāpāni gītādhyānaṃ karoti cet |
kvacitsparśaṃ na kurvanti nalinīdalamambuvat || 3 ||
gītāyāḥ pustakaṃ yatra yatra pāṭhaḥ pravartate |
tatra sarvāṇi tīrthāni prayāgādīni tatra vai || 4 ||
sarve devāśca ṛṣayaḥ yoginaḥ pannagāśca ye |
gopālā gopikā vā'pi nāradoddhavapārṣadaiḥ || 5 ||
sahāyo jāyate śīghraṃ yatra gītā pravartate |
yatra gītāvicāraśca paṭhanaṃ pāṭhanaṃ śrutam |
tatrāhaṃ niścitaṃ pṛthvi nivasāmi sadaiva hi || 6 ||
gītāśraye'haṃ tiṣṭhāmi gītā me cottamaṃ gṛham |
gītājñānamupāśritya trī~llokān-pālayāmyaham || 7 ||
gītā me paramā vidyā brahmarūpā na saṃśayaḥ |
ardhamātrākṣarā nityā svānirvācyapadātmikā || 8 ||
cidānandena kṛṣṇena proktā svamukhato'rjunam |
vedatrayī parānandā tattvārthajñānasaṃyutā || 9 ||
yo'ṣṭādaśaṃ japennityaṃ naro niścalamānasaḥ |
jñānasiddhiṃ sa labhate tato yāti paraṃ padam || 10 ||
pāṭhe'samarthaḥ sampūrṇe tato'rdhaṃ pāṭhamācaret |
tadā godānajaṃ puṇyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 11 ||
tribhāgaṃ paṭhamānastu gaṅgāsnānaphalaṃ labhet |
ṣaḍaṃśaṃ japamānastu somayāgaphalaṃ labhet || 12 ||
èkādhyāyaṃ tuyo nityaṃ paṭhate bhaktisaṃyutaḥ |
rudralokamavāpnoti gaṇo bhūtvā vasecciram || 13 ||
adhyāyaṃ ślokapādaṃ vā nityaṃ yaḥ paṭhate naraḥ |
sa yāti naratāṃ yāvat manvantaraṃ vasundhare || 14 ||
gītāyāḥ ślokadaśakaṃ sapta pañca catuṣṭayam |
dvautrīnekaṃ tadardhaṃ vā ślokānāṃ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ || 15 ||
candralokamavāpnoti varṣāṇāmayutaṃ dhṛvam |
gītāpāṭhasamāyuktaḥ mṛto mānuṣatāṃ vrajet || 16 ||
gītābhyāsaṃ punaḥ kṛtvā labhate muktimuttamam |
gītetyuccārasaṃyuktaḥ mriyamāṇo gatiṃ labhet || 17 ||
gītārthaśravaṇāsaktaḥ mahāpāpayuto'pi vā |
vaikuṇṭhaṃ samavāpnoti viṣṇunā sahamodate || 18 ||
gītārthaṃ dhyāyate nityaṃ kṛtvā karmāṇi bhūriśaḥ |
jīvanmuktaḥ sa vijñeyaḥ dehānte paramaṃ padam || 19 ||
malanirmocanaṃ puṃsāṃ jalasnānaṃ dine dine |
sakṛdgītāmbhasi snānaṃ saṃsāramalanāśanam || 20 ||
gītāmāśritya bahavaḥ bhūbhujo janakādayaḥ |
nirdhūtakalmaṣā loke gītā yātāḥ paraṃ padam || 21 ||
te śṛṇvanti paṭhantyeva gītāśāstramaharniśam |
na te vai mānuṣā jñeyā devā eva na saṃśayaḥ || 22 ||
jñānājñānakṛtaṃ nityaṃ indriyairjanitaṃ ca yat |
tatsarvaṃ nāśamāyāti gītāpāṭhena takṣaṇam || 23 ||
dhik tasya jñānamācāraṃ vrataṃ ceṣṭāṃ tapo yaśaḥ |
gītārthapaṭhanaṃ nā'sti nādhamastatparo janaḥ || 24 ||
saṃsārasāgaraṃ ghoraṃ tartumicchati yo janaḥ |
gītānāvaṃ samāruhya pāraṃ yāti sukhena saḥ || 25 ||
gītāyāḥ paṭhanaṃ kṛtvā māhātmyaṃ naiva yaḥ paṭhet |
vṛthā pāṭho bhavettasya śrama eva hyudāhṛtaḥ || 26 ||
etanmāhātmyasaṃyuktaṃ gītābhyāsaṃ karoti yaḥ |
sa tatphalamavāpnoti durlabhāṃ gatimāpnuyāt || 27 ||

sūta uvāca

māhātmyametadgītāyāḥ mayā proktaṃ sanātanam |
gītānte ca paṭhedyastu yaduktaṃ tatphalaṃ bhavet || 28 ||
iti śrī varāhapurāṇe śrī gītāmāhātmyaṃ sampūrṇam || oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||

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