Gita Jayanti Mahotsav 2021: Know Date, Time and Significance To Celebrate the Event Around Bhagavad Gita
Gita Jayanti will be observed on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. This year, devotees will observe the 5158th anniversary of the holy scripture, Bhagavad Gita. Gita Jayanti day symbolizes the birth of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita, the sacred text of the Hindus. Read on to know about the date, timing, and importance of Gita Mahotsav.
Gita Jayanti or Bhagavad Gita Jayanti is the day when Bhagavad GitaĀ was revealed toĀ ArjunaĀ byĀ KrishnaĀ on theĀ battlefield ofĀ Kurukshetra. ItĀ is a very important day for Hindus. The day is also called Gita Jayanti Mahotsav. The festival is celebrated worldwide by all the devotees of Lord Krishna, as Bhagavad Gita is a sacred book of Hindus. This year, Gita Jayanti will be celebrated on December 14, 2021,Ā andĀ devotees will observe the 5158th anniversary of the Gita.
Gita Jayanti 2021 Tithi Timings
Ekadashi Tithi Begins -Ā 09:32Ā PMĀ onĀ Dec 13, 2021
Ekadashi Tithi Ends -Ā 11:35Ā PMĀ onĀ Dec 14, 2021
Gita Jayanti Significance
As per the Hindu calendar, the eleventh day i.e., Ekadashi Tithi, Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of the Moon) during Margashirsha month, is crucial because devoteesĀ perceive the Vaikuntha Ekadashi VratĀ orĀ Mokshada Ekadashi. Also, it is believed that the doors toĀ Lord Vishnu's heavenly abode,Ā Vaikuntha remain open on this particular day. Therefore, belief suggests that people seeking salvation and enlightenment succeed in achieving their ultimate purpose in life.Ā Guruvayur Ekadasi 2021 Date, Significance & Puja Vidhi: From Fasting Rituals to Reading Bhagavad Gita, Everything You Need To Know About the Auspicious Day.
Bhagavad GitaĀ is a dialogue conversation between theĀ great ArjunaĀ and the godĀ KrishnaĀ who is serving as his charioteer at theĀ BattleĀ of Kurukshetra.Ā TheĀ GitaĀ combines the concepts and ideas expressed in theĀ holy texts of Hinduism i.e theĀ VedasĀ andĀ Upanishads.Ā The text is written in the third person, narrated byĀ SanjayaĀ to his blind KingĀ DhritarashtraĀ as it transpired betweenĀ KrishnaĀ andĀ Arjuna.Ā SanjayaĀ was blessed by his guru,Ā Ved Vyasa, with the power where he could mystically seeĀ the events taking place on the battlefield as they transpired. TheĀ Bhagavad GitaĀ consists of 700 verses and it is originally a part of the great Indian Epic Mahabharata'sĀ Bhishma Parva.
This day devotees wake up duringĀ Brahma Muhurat, i.e two hours before sunrise and worship the Bhagavad Gita then do the Gita Path. It is considered sacred if you read the Gita or listen to the holy scripture's recitation on this day.
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