New opportunity to prepare for Guru Purnima during the 40-Day Spiritual Festival….
10-Day “Guru Gita” Recitation via Zoom
Thursday, July 11 – Saturday, July 20, 2024
Begins at 8:00 p.m. CDT from the July 12th – July 20th
Exceptions are on Thursdays, the 11th and 18th…the recitation will begin at 8:45 p.m.
As a tradition in our Sangha, the Guru Gita’s recording by Pundits at SRSG is shared via Zoom during the 11 days leading to Guru Purnima. Tonight is the 2nd day that the Guru Gita recording will be shared via Zoom. The session will begin at 8:00 p.m. CDT.
“Three chapters in the latter part of the Skanda Purana, one of the most widely read of the 18 Puranas composed by Sage Vyasa, comprise the verses referred to as the Guru Gita, the “Song in Praise of the Guru”. The verses are the dialogue between Shiva and Parvati that serve as a fount of knowledge and wisdom about the Guru, the Guru’s power and greatness, and specific ways of paying adoration.” ~Stoma on 6/27/24~
Read here the text of the “Guru Gita” in English…new version.
Read here the text of the “Guru Gita” in Sanskrit.
The audio starts with: Mama catur vidha puruartha siddhyarthe jape viniyoga…
and continues with Verse One: (these audio verses match all succeeding written verses until 182 ending)
Sūta uvāca: verse one begins on bottom of page 3 of the English translation
Verse 1, Sūta said:
Kailāsa-śikhare ramye
bhakti-sandhāna-nāyakam,
Pranamya pārvatī bhaktyā
śankaram paryaprcchata.
To listen to the audio recording of the “Guru Gita” click here.
