Thursday Satsang with In-Person Meditation and Talk via Zoom – July 3, 2025
Meditation at 7:00 p.m. with Swami Radha will be in person.
Introduction to the “Guru Gita”
followed by the recorded recitation of the “Guru Gita”
with Emilio Bettaglio via zoom
5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Michael Snodgrass
7:00-7:30 p.m: In-Person Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Introduction to the “Guru Gita”
followed by the recorded recitation of the “Guru Gita” with Emilio Bettaglio
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers
Emilio will give a brief introduction to the “Guru Gita” followed by the recorded recitation of the “Song of the Guru.”
The “Guru Gita” (lit. ’Song of the Guru’) is a n Indian scripture that is said to have been authored by the sage Vyasa. The verses of this scripture may also be chanted. The text is part of the larger Skanda Purana. There are several versions of the “Guru Gita,” varying from around 100 to over 400 verses. Another view is that “Guru Gita” is part of “Viswasara Tantra”….
…The text of the “Guru Gita” describes a conversation between …Shiva and his wife, the goddess Parvati, in which she asks him how to achieve liberation. Shiva answers her by describing the guru principle, the proper ways of worshiping the guru and the methods and benefits of repeating the “Guru Gita.” Courtesy of Wikipedia.org.
Verse 4
Durlabham trishu lokeshu, tach chrnushva vadaamyaham; Gurum vinaa Brahma naanyat, satyam satyam varaanane.
Here is the secret knowledge that is difficult to attain in the three worlds. Listen to it carefully as I reveal it to you now. The Absolute is the same as the Guru.
This is the truth, O beautiful One, this is the truth.
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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.
