Gita Jayanti 2021 will be observed on Tuesday, December 14th. Gita Jayanti commemorates the birth of the Hindu sacred text Shrimad Bhagavad-Gita. The Ekadashi tithi is when Gita Jayanti is celebrated.
Date & timing of Gita Jayanti in 2021
• Ekadashi Tithi Begins – 09:32 PM on December 13th, 2021
• Gita Jayanti 2021 Date: Tuesday, December 14th, 2021
• Ekadashi Tithi Ends – December 14th, 2021 at 11:35 p.m.
The day Lord Shri Krishna told Arjuna the Gita on the battlefield of Kurukshetra before the Mahabharata war began is known as Gita Jayanti. The Shrimad Bhagavad Gita is a Hindu scripture with 700 verses that dates from the second millennium BCE.
Gita Jayanti is observed by devotees on the eleventh day (Ekadashi Tithi), Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of the Moon) during Margashirsha month according to the Hindu calendar. The day also happens to be the birth anniversary of the Bhagavad Gita, Hindu’s holy book.
The passages in the Gita are dialogues on the battlefield of Kurukshetra between Shri Krishna (Lord Vishnu’s ninth avatar) and Pandava Prince Arjuna. As a result, the day is set aside to commemorate Gita Jayanti. This year, the Gita’s 5158th anniversary will be commemorated.
As previously noted, Gita Jayanti commemorates the birth of Hinduism’s sacred text. The Holy Scripture is a collection of Arjun’s and Shri Krishna’s dialogues on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. The Gita, which has 700 shlokas, is part of the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata, India’s ancient epic. Devotees will commemorate the Gita’s 5158th anniversary this year.
The Gita discusses life’s basic principles, truths, and responsibilities. Arjuna’s inquiries are accompanied by Shri Krishna’s responses in the ancient scripture.
Because his opponents (his cousins and loved ones) were people he grew up with, Arjuna, the courageous Pandava warrior, originally lacked the bravery to face them on the battlefield. He had to take an active role in the war to restore Dharma (fundamental principles of divine law) and put an end to their wrong doings. And, eventually, after learning what his Karma (obligation) is, he was able to master his emotions. Arjuna was able to condition his mind and evolve as a result.
How Bhagavad Gita relates to our life
As the quote goes ‘Life is not a bed of roses’ we all have our share of trails and turbulences in the journey of life. When we go through these ups and downs in life we need a guide, a counsellor who can enlighten us and give us the strength to take the right path. This is what is the purpose of Bhagavad Gita in our life it acts as a guiding light to our life.
Today everyone in life is stressed out, be it a student, an employee, a grihastha or the one who is retired. Everyone needs counselling and right guidance to gain strength and to move ahead in life towards a progressive path both materially and spiritually. Shri Krishna acts as a guide and counsellor to all humanity through this text.
Bhagavad Gita is not just a sacred book to be worshipped kept in a corner, it is a guide that everyone should read and try to implement for the betterment of oneself in spite of one’s age, caste, or creed. We are all warriors in the battle field of life fighting an inner battle within ourselves each and every moment and every day of our life.
Understanding the Bhagavad Gita’s timeless guiding principles can help us get a deeper understanding of life’s how’s and why’s. Assimilation of the Gita’s lessons into our lives will also develop the habit of self-inquiry and lead us to a pragmatic attitude to life. The Bhagavad Gita contains greatest life lessons that entire humanity can benefit from they are.
• Develop the right viewpoint towards life
• Accept that nothing is permanent and that change is the law of nature.
• Dream big and practice tolerance and forgiving.
• Change your perspective.
• Control your anger.
• Be fearless and work for the betterment of the planet while being calm.
When we start our day with divine thought, meditation and reading scriptures like Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, connecting with higher consciousness gives us a direction and inner strength to stick to the right path. Let us all take this auspicious occasion of Gita Jayanti to adopt a new and better lifestyle that is beneficial to us in both ways materially and spiritually and May the divine bless all humanity with the strength to walk on the path he has shown.