New opportunity to prepare for Guru Purnima during the 40-Day Spiritual Festival….
9-Day “Sri Guru Gita” Recitation via Zoom
July 1 – July 9, 2025
Begins at 8:00 p.m. CT
The exception is on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
The “Guru Gita” introduction and recording will be played between 7:30: and 8:30 during Thursday Satsang.
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 1st day that the Guru Gita recording will be shared via Zoom. The session will begin at 8:00 p.m. CT.
“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 “Guru Gita” in English…newest version with diacritical marks.
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.
