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The Expose of the Philosophy of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita wholly in Sanskrit Anushtubh Meter, with English Purport.

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Prof. Ratnakar Narale paRae. rtnaakr naraLae

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Prof. Ratnakar Narale B. Sc. (Nagpur), M. Sc. (Pune), Ph. D. (IIT), Ph. D. (Kalidas Sanskrit Univ. ); Prof. Hindi, Ryerson University, Toronto. web : www.books-india.com * email : books.india.books@gmail.com Scripture Title : Gitopanishad गीतोपिनषद् The Divine Scripture of Gitopanishad is world’s first Sanskrit recension of the

Gita, composed wholly in Anushtubh Shloka chhanda of Valmiki Ramayan. Its brand new 1447 original sholks are in side-by-side union with the 701 verses of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. The scripture of Gitopanishad is neither a translation nor a commentary, but it is a devotional musical poetry on the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. Its objective is to answer the unanswered questions and question the unquestioned answers, while defining each yogic term clearly, in sweet musical language. While doing so, the aim is to provide a proper background and remove the misconceptions, wrong notions and missing links that linger in the commentaries on the Gita. This critical aim has already been grammatically fulfilled in the footnotes of the “Gita As She Is In Krishna’s Own Words,” by the same author. Hindi being the National Language of India and the most spoken Indian Language in the world, soft Hindi music is an interesting dimension of this work. For the insightful Gita lovers, whether they know Sanskrit or not, this English translated ocean of knowledge is a must.

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AnauÛma INDEX

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ma>gaLaacarNama` 1

AvatariNaka 5

1. OaRI gaNaeoa vandnaa Prayers to Lord Ganesh 6

2. OaRI sarsvataI vandnaa Prayers to Goddess Sarasvati 8 3. OaRI gauw vandnaa Prayers to Guru 14 4. devaiPa| mauinavar OaRI naard vandnaa Prayers to sage Narad muni 16 5. OaRI LaxmaI naarayaNa stauita: Prayers to Lakshmi Narayana 17 6. oaainta paa#: Prayers for Peace 19

7. yaaegaeovar vandnaa Prayers to Yogeshvara Krishna 23 8. Baarta vandnaa Prayers to Mother India 25 9. rtnaakrae~hma` Me, Ratnakar 28

1. gaItaayaa: paaova|BaUmae: kYaa The Background of the Gita 33 2. paaNDvava>oa: Story of the Pandava Family 36 3. vanavaasagamanakYaa Story of the exile to forest 41 4. AXaatavaasakYaa Story of the Exile Incognito 45 5. hi#naae duyaae|Zanasya kYaa Story of Stubborn Duryodhana 47 6. AXaainanaae duyaae|Zanasya kYaa Duryodhana’s Ignorance 57 7. qpaaidP@anaa> kaErvaaNaa> kYaa The advices given to the Kauravas 63 8. Zama|yau&kYaa Story of the Righteous War 74 9. Zama|xae%akYaa Story of the Sacred Battlefield 79

10. mahayau&kYaa Story of the Great War of Mahabharata 85 11. Ajau|naivaPaadkYaa Story of Arjun’s Despondency 91 12. Ajau|navaLganaa: Story of Arjun’s meaningless chatter 101 13. saaGüinaWpaNama` The Sankhya Yoga 108 14. inaPkamabau&eina|WpaNama` The Buddhi Yoga 129 15. kma|yaaegainaWpaNama` The Karma Yoga 156 16. gauwioaPyaparmparainaWpaNama` Story of the Guru-disciple succession 174 17. XaanayaaegainaWpaNama` The Jnana Yoga 180 18. yaXaivaivaZataainaWpaNama` Diversity of the Yajnas 185 19. kta\|padsa>nyaasainaWpaNama` Renunciation of Authorship of Karma 195 20. baRMsampai²WpaNama` The Divine Wealth 201 21. Aatmasa>yamainaWpaNama` Self Restraint 209 22. XaanaivaXaanainaWpaNama` Knowledge and Science 231 23. V>VBaavainaWpaNama` The Duality 241 24. baRMinaWpaNama` The Brahma 250 25. gaItaarhsyainaWpaNama` The Secrets of the Gita 264 26. dEvaIivaBaUitainaWpaNama` The Divine Glory 282 27. ivaovaWpadoa|nakYaa Display of the Universal Form 301 28. BaiFyaaegainaWpaNama` The Bhakti Yoga 327 29. xae%axae%aXinaWpaNama` The Kshetra and Kshetrajna 347 30. gauNa%ayainaWpaNama` The Three Attributes 363 31. sa>saarva\xainaWpaNama` The Worldly Tree 375 32. dEvaIsampai²WpaNama` The Divine Wealth 387 33. OaR&ainaWpaNama` The Faith 402 34. maaexainaWpaNama` The Final Liberation 415 35. 301-hirnaamainaWpaNama` Krishna’s 301 Names 445-525

OaRIma®gava§Itaa AZyaaya AnauÛma Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapters Index

1. paRYamaae~Zyaaya: ivaPaadyaaega: Chapter 1 : Vishad Yoga 90 2. iVtaIyaae~Zyaaya: saa>Syayaaega: Chapter 2 : Sankhya Yoga 106 3. ta\taIyaae~Zyaaya: kma|yaaega: Chapter 3 : Karma Yoga 154 4. catauYaae|~Zyaaya: Xaanakma|sanyaasayaaega: Chapter 4 : Jnana-Karma-Sanyas Yoga174 5. paØcamaae~Zyaaya: kma|sa>nyaasayaaega: Chapter 5 : Karma-Sanyasa Yoga 193 6. PaP#ae~Zyaaya: Aatmasa>yamayaaega: Chapter 6 : Atma-Samyama Yoga 208 7. saptamaae~Zyaaya: XaanaivaXaanayaaega: Chapter 7 : Jnana-Vigyana Yoga 229 8. AP@maae~Zyaaya: AxarbaRMyaaega: Chapter 8 : Akshara-Brahma Yoga 249 9. navamaae~Zyaaya: rajaiva^arajagauHyaaega: Chapter 9 : Rajvidya-Rajguhya Yoga 263 10. doamaae~Zyaaya: ivaBaUitayaaega: Chapter 10 : Vibhuti Yoga 281 11. ]kadoaae~Zyaaya: ivaovaWpadoa|nayaaega: Chapter 11 : Vishvarup-Darshan Yoga 300 12. Vadoaae~Zyaaya: BaiFyaaega: Chapter 12 : Bhakti Yoga 325 13. %ayaaedoaae~Zyaaya: xae%axae%aXaivaBaagayaaega: Chapter 13 : Kshetra-Kshetrajna-Vibhaga Yoga 344 14. cataud|oaae~Zyaaya: gauNa%ayaivaBaagayaaega: Chapter 14 : Guna-Traya-Vibhag Yoga 362 15. paØcadoaae~Zyaaya: pauwPaaeTamayaaega: Chapter 15 : Purushottama Yoga 374 16. PaaeDPaae~Zyaaya: dEvaasaursampaiVBaagayaaega: Chapter 16 : Daivasura-Sampad-Vibhaga Yoga 386 17. saptadoaae~Zyaaya: OaR&a%ayaivaBaagayaaega: Chapter 17 : Shraddhatraya-Vibhag Yoga 398 18. AP@adoaae~Zyaaya: maaexasa>nyaasayaaega: Chapter 18 : Moksha-Sanyasa Yoga 414

gaItaaepainaPad` gaItasaUica: GITOPANISHAD SONGS INDEX

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1. OaRIgaNaeoavandnaa A Prayers to Ganesh oatavaarmah> vande 6

2. OaRIsarsvataIvandnaa Prayers to Goddess Sarasvati devaI sarsvataI Xaana dae 8

3. OaRI gauw va>dnaa A Prayer to Guru gauwç baRMa ioava 15

4. LaxmaIBajanama` A Prayer to Lakshmi-Narayana ÉI> KLaI> LaxmaI> 18

5. vasauZaEva kÖ@umbakma` The World is one family saba Laaega jaha{ k’ Baa}| hE 20

6. satyamaeva jayatae The truth always wins satyamaevaae ih jayatae naana\ta> 22

7. yaaegaeovar va>dnaa A Prayer to Yogeshvara jana gaNa va>dna krtae hE> taumakae 24

8. Baarta raP@¼gaIta A Prayer to Mother India kma|BaUima yae Baartaç hmaara 25

9. va>de maatarma` A Prayer to Bharat Mata vaamae ca dixaNae yasyaa rtnaakr: 27

10. he zanaoyaama! O Ghanashyam Shri Krishna! rah mae> zanaoyaama taerI 31

11. gauNaLaILaa The Gunas jagata yae, LaILaa gauNaae> kI saarI 38

12. Zama| Dharma Zarma ibana jaIvana hE baekamaç 40

13. dRaEpadI Draupadi hir! Aba, maerI riSayaae Laajaç 44

14. oaa>ita paa# Peace inaoa idna tana mae> oaa>ita hae 52

15. Zama| ka ivaLaapa Dharma crying saunaae re saSaee, Zama| ka Aata| ivaLaapaç 55

16. AXaanaI duyaae|Zana Ignorant Duryodhan maE> hI ]kç sayaanaa 60

17. duP@ Laaega Evil people kha{ sae Laaega Aatae hEE>, jaha{ mae> duP@ yae saare 62

18. rajaa, kaLa ka karNa The king is responsible for the time jana gaNa mana kae 65

19. saccae vacana Honest words sauna Lae saccae baaeLa, re ba>de! 71

20. paRema sae kama Laae Act peacefully paRema sae Laaegae kama Agar taumaç 73

21. naIita yau& Righteous war Zarma samar mae>, parma krma mae> 77

22. Avataar Avatar AZama| ka sa>har krnae, paRBau Laetae Avataar hE> 81

23. saa>ba ioavama` Samb-Shiva mana BajaLae saa>ba ioavama` 89

24. igairZaarI Giridhari tauma sa>k@ maaecak igairZaarI 90

25. maerI ibanataI saunaae , A>bae! O Mother Amba! maerI ibanataI saunaae A>bae maEyaa 106

26. ×PNa k’ naama Krishna Bhajan Aaja caLaae hma saba imaLa gaa]{ 107

27. Aa{Sae SaaeLa Open your eyes A>ZaI Aa{Sae SaaeLað, re ba>de! baE# maere kaeLað 113

28. Baja gaaeiva>d Worship Govind re duSaI mana, gaaeiva>d gaaeiva>d baaeLað 116

29. Aatmaa Birth and death k Aatmaa parmaatmaa kae 119

30. Axar Aatmaa Atma Axar yae Aatamaa hE, dehI Amar hE jaanaa 121

31. baRM Aatmaa hE Brahma and Atma Are! baRM hI AvyayaI Aata`maa hE 123

32. inaPkama baui& Nishkam ibana maa{gae hI maaetaI imaLatae 129

33. kma|yaaega Karma yoga taera, kama maa%a AiZakar, re 133

34. gaItaa saar A Message of Gita Kyaa Laayaa taU saaYa Apanae 138

35. kma| fLa Fruit of Karma jaEsaa jaae krtaa hE, Bartaa hE 139

36. Bava caÛ Worldly cycle yae Bava caKkr ka f’ra hE 141

37. hir naama Worship Hari Baja Lae naama hir ka ba>de 143

38. Aatma inagaRh Self control raek Lae mana kae sada, saaeih krma inaPkama ka 146

39. oaa>ita Aaema` Shanti Om oaa>ita sava|da, oaa>ita sava|Yaa 150

40. inaPkama ka inaWpaNa Nishkam, slefless work qpainaPadae> ka yae khnaa hE 153

41. jaE jaE A>bae! Jai Amba! jaE jaE A>bae ×paa kairNaI, jagad>bae dyaa daiyanaI 154

42. Baja hir ramaa Chant Hari Baja hir ramaa, Baja hir ×PNaa 155

43. paRBau oarNa At His feet jaae Aavae paRBau jaI! oarNa itaharç 161

44. jagata kI maayaa The Mystery of the world jaainayaae, }sa duinayaa kI maayaa 165

45. sanaatana Zama| Sanatan Dharma Aaid sanaatana, Zama| icar>tana 168

46. Aatma doa|na Knowledge of self Aatamaa CUnaa saISaae 171

47. Πnama: ioavaaya Om Namah Shivay jaEjaE jaEEjaEE BaFae> baaeLaae 172

48. hir doa|na Hari Darshan droana dIjaae hir maeree sapanana mae> 173

49. dIpa jaLaaAae Lamp of Knowledge ]k sae dUjaa dIpa jaLaaAae 176

50. Zama| rxaa Protection of Dharma jaba jaba gLaaina BayaI Zarma kI 179

51. yaaegaI Yogi ba>-da..., yaaegaI vahI hE jaanaa... 183

52. paRBau taerI maayaa Lord’s grace paRBaae! taerI maayaa, gaRhNa krnae mae> gahna hE 187

53. paar krae Worldly ocean paar krae maerI Bava naEyaa 189

54. par ihta Servic to others Agar paYa yae taU Apanaa Lae 191

55. jaya ioava gaaErI naaYa Jai Shiva! jaya ioava gaaErI naaYaa jaE jaE 193

56. rama ×PNa ioava Rama Krishna Shiva inasa idna rama ×PNa ioava gaaAae 194

57. baui&yaaega Buddhi yoga Aasamaana sae paanaI barsae 197

58. baRM vaEBava Brahma’s glory nar jaae inata hE, jana ihta rta hE 203

59. Asataae maa sad̀gamaya From darkness to Righteousness Asataae maa sa§maya 205

60. vande damaaedrma` Obeisance to Damodar vande damaaedr> maukÖndma` 207

61. jaya A>bae Jai Amba! kaLaI kraLaI jaE jaE maa{, ca>DI BavaanaI jaE A>baa 208

62. yaaega Yoga taU, jaana }saI kae yaae...ga, taU, jaana }saI kae yaaega 214

63. AYa yaaegaanauoaasanama` The discipline of yoga icaTava\iTainaraeZaae yaaegaanausaaZanama ̀ 217

64. yaaega: Yoga ivai& tva>, ]tai& yaaegama`... tva>, jaanaIih yaaegama` 219

65. ija>dgaI Life taU baSaeD[e mae> naa idLaç Lagaanaa, ija>dgaI ka Ak’Laa safr hE 220

66. ca>caLa mana Unsteady mind mana ca>caLa jasa jaLa kI Zaara 224

67. hir paRema Hari’s love hir k’ pyaar mae> A>Zaa hE, Amar vaae ba>da hE 227

68. Aatmasa>yama Self Control jaba ktaa|pana ka tyaaga ikyaa 228

69. maataa BavaanaI Mother Bhavani maataa BavaanaI jaE jaya dugae| 229

70. sata` icata Aana>d Internal peace paRBau OaR&a- sae- imaLa jaa-vae- - - 232

71. paRNava Pranav maere paRBau OaRI paRNavaana>da, ×paa taerI oauBa saiccadana>da 234

72. hirhr Harihar Krishna kNa kNa mae> jaae BarI hE maayaa 236

73. Xaana ivaXaana Knowledge and Science Aba Xaana saunaae ivaXaana, saSaa! 240

74. paUNa|imadma` Zero and One paUNa| yae BaI hE, vaae BaI paUNa| hE 243

75. inagau|Na baRM Nirgun Brahma re hir taera inagau|Na baRM basaera 245

76. hir naama japa Lae Chant Hari’s name jaba jaavaegaa CaeD[ baSaeD[a 246

77. ]k deh dae naama Two names, one body rama manaaehr doarYa na>dna 247

78. dugaa| maataa Mother Durga jaE jaE maa{, dugae| maa{ _ jaE jaE maa{, A>bae maa{ 249

79. japa Lae naama Chant japa Lae naama taU inaoaidna ba>de 253

80. hir hir Hari Hari! mana mae> maUrta, mauSa mae> naa - - ma _ 255

81. jaIvanacaÛ Cycle of Life ]esaI yae dasataa{ hE, jaae naa kBaI wkI hE 257

82. ma>gaLa hir O Hari! ma>gaLa hir kama taera, parma Zaama hE - - 259

83. na>d ikoaaer Nand-Kishor na>d ikoaaer kae yaad krLae 262

84. jaE maheoa Jai Mahesh jaE maheoa, inar`gama taerI maayaa 263

85. baaeLae sata`naama Satnam says jyaaih ivaZa haevae kama, taaih ivaZa Zaamaç 267

86. rama naama Rama’s chant kih kih rama naama oata baarI 268

87. ibaBaUita Divinity jaanataa jaae caracarç ibaBaUita maerI 271

88. saUya| naarayaNa vandnaa A Prayer of Sun God namaaima Baaskr> candR> maGÐLa> ca 273

89. paaih maama` Please protect me! re hir tauma, sabasae kwNa jaga maa{hI 278

90. gaItaa rhsya The Secret of the Gita paRBau maatau ipataa jaga Zaataa maE> 280

91. ipataa mahadevaa Shiva, Parvati, Ganesh ipataa mahadevaa, maataa paava|taI 281

92. paRBau! taere qpakar O Lord! your mercy hir re taere, ma>gaLa hE> qpakarç 286

93. paRBau Zaama Where is your abode? paRBau jaI! iksamae> rhtae tauma 288

94. ivaBaUita Divinity Ba{var yae, taerI ivaBaUita nae zaera, jaha{ BaI jaae Amar hE 291

95. hir naama Chant, Hari! khae hir ka naama, jaIvana baItae re 293

96. naarI Woman naarI mamataa kI fÖLavaarI 295

97. /tau basa>ta Basant Season iba>du iba>du A>bau Jarta, /tau basa>ta AayaI 296

98. A®uta kama Unique deeds A®uta ijatanae kama jagata k’ 297

99. Aae banavaarI! O Banwari! maaerI ibagaD[I banaadae banavaarI 299

100. qmaapaita O Shiva! Apa|Na hE AihZaarI, qmaapaita! doa|na dae i%apaurair 300

101. paRBau doa|na Seeing the Lord in person barnana sau>dr jaakae }tanaaE 302

102. AaBaa Splendour yaid camak’ gagana mae> saUya| hjaarç, hir! 306

103. ivara@ Wpa-1 The Supreme form idvya Wpa paRBau! Aapaka 309

104. dEvaI Wpa Divine form dEyaa re dEyaa! Wpa taera dEvaI 311

105. ivara@ Wpa-2 Universal form paRBau! Wpa ivara@ Ana>ta ikyaa 313

106. qgaR Wpa Terrible form Aaja gajaba hir! taUnae kra, qgaR Wpa yae 314

107. mahakaLa Destruction of the evil mahakaLa kI, LagaI hE Aagaç 316

108. Bagata Lord of the Universe taU svaamaI i%aBauvana ka 321

109. hir hir baaeLa Chant Hari Hari! hir hir baaeLa, hir hir baaeLaç 323

110. ioava oa>Baae O Shiva! ioava oa>Baae qmaapaita, jaya BaaeLae Ba>DarI 325

111. hir Bajana Hari Bhajan hir k’ ibana ibarYaa janama re 326

112. Aae knhEyaa! O Kanhaiya! maaehe, Aavaaja dek’ baULaanaa, maerI naEyaa knhEyaa 328

113. hir sauimarna Hari’s chant hir sauimarna de, mana kae ZaIrç 329

114. ioava Aaema` hir Aaema` Shiva Om! Hari Om! ioava Aaema` hir Aaema` baaeLaae sada 331

115. hir ×paa Krishna’s mercy ×paa ×PNa caahI ijasanae 332

116. inaPkamanaa Nishkamana , Selfless fLa kI Aaoaa taja kr krnaa 334

117. BaiF Baava Faith BaiF Baava kI jaIvana kÖäjaI, Bagata jana ijana paa}| hE 336

118. paRBau paRema Love for the Lord paRBau sae paRema paanae ka tarIka yae sauhanaa hE 337

119. BaUta dyaa Kindness for all sabaçsae maera rhe paRema naataa 338

120. vaed vaaNaI The Words of Vedas jaae kama sabaka taumhe> ipayaara 339

121. hir Bagata Lord’s Devotee hrç dmaç jaae naama japataa pyaara vahI hir ka 340

122. ipaRya Bagata Dear devotee Bagata sada sa>tauP@ jaae, ijasaka inaocaya $I# 342

123. ioava paava|taI gaNaeoa Shiva, Parvati, Ganesh ioavað paava|taI gaNaeoa, jaya jaya 344

124. jaganmaataa Mother Goddess var de maa{, jagata maataa, var de maa{ 345

125. naarayaNa naarayaNa Narayan baaeLaae naarayaNa hir, ×PNa paRBau kae, hir hir! 345

126. Aih>saa parmaae Zama|: Non-violence Aih>saa, ivaiZa ka ivaZaana hE 350

127. baRMXaana Knowledge of Self baRM Xaana kI hE jaha{, A>tar>ga mae> caava 352

128. taIna gauNaae> kI maayaa Three Gunas taIna gauNaae> kI maayaa saarI 355

129. paR×ita pauwPa Prakriti and Purusha caLaa caLaI ka yae jaga maeLaa 357

130. A>bae maa{! O Mother Amba! A>bae maa{ vardana dae maE>, taere duAare 362

131. sad`gauNa Sad-Guna sad`gauw, sad`gauNa sae imaLa jaavae 365

132. yaad krLae Remember Him kBaI taae yaad kr Lae taU 368

133. hir Hari hir pauwPa hE, hir paR×ita, hir parmaeovar, hir kI jaE 371

134. gaNapaita baappaa Ganpati Bappa gaNapaita baappaa gajaananaa, isai& ivanaayak 374

135. ivaovava\xa The Worldly Tree ivaovava\xa yae baRMWpa hE, maayaavaI 375

136. saItaa paR×ita hE Sita is Prakriti saItaa hE paR×ita maa{, taataa hE pauwPa ramaa 377

137. Ah>kar Ego Ah>kar ka yah paapa maera, maerI, saa{sa saa{sa sae, Jarnae de 380

138. deih maa> oarNama` O Lord! k’oava maaZava deih oarNa>, inarntar> mae Êid smarNama` 382

139. ivaPNau Vishnu ivaPNau svaaha hE, ivaPNau svaZaa hE, vaPa@` ivaPNau hE 384

140. jaya A>bae! O Amba! jaE jaE jaE maa{, jaya A>bae, jaya jaya jaya maa{ jagad>bae 386

141. naamajapa: Chant the Name naama japaae Bavatau, Êid ca mauSae 388

142. BadRtaa Virtue BadR saunaU{ maE>, BadR deSaU{ maE>, BadR gahU{ maE>, BadR khU{ 394

143. sau>draP@k Sundarashtak AartaI sau>dr, kYaa hE sau>dr, Bajana hE sau>dr 395

144. dEvaI Zana ka inaWpaNa Divine wealth tana inaBa|yataa, icata oaui&~ hae 397

145. baaLa gaNaeoa Baby Ganesh baaLa gaNaeoaa, paayaae gaja ka oaIoað 398

146. hir naarayaNa Lord Narayan, Vishnu hir naarayaNa ioava Aaema` 399

147. OaRI×PNa smarNaaP@kma` Shri-Krishn-ashtakam pa#e^: paRatawtYaaya staae%a> ×PNaaP@kä 400

148. hir baaeLa Chant Hari! sauSa duSa mae> hir baaeLa _ re, taaehe hir qbaare 403

149. Aaya|maita Nobility jaae krnaa hE kama hmae> vaae, taere naama sae krnaa hE 406

150. tasmaE nama: Obeisance to the Lord hr sauSa Lamaha, hr duSa Lamaha 410

151. sad`gauNa Righteousness kahe irJaavata naahk tana mana 412

152. gaaeiva>d naarayaNa vaasaudeva Govind Narayan Vadudeva! gaaeiva>d naarayaNa vaasaudeva 414

153. saae~h> saae~hma` I am Shiva saae~h> saae~h> saa>ba ioavaae~hma`, saicadanand 418

154. vasauZaEva kÖ@umbakma` The world is one family }sa duinayaa mae> saare hE> Baa}| 422

155. naama japa Chant the Name naama japana krLae, tana mana sae 426

156. vaNa| vyavasYaa Varna system vyavasYaa gauNa par, kI krtaar 431

157. hir Zaama Hari’s abode hir, ijasamae> rhtaa hE, vaae taere idLa ka kaenaa hE 437

158. paRBau jaI tauma O Lord! paRBau jaI tauma, dInana par ikrpaaLaç 438

159. caLa Ak’Laa Walk alone! dUr Dgar, paga caLanaa hE 442

160. he igairZaarI O Giridhari! he igairZaarI! kÖäja ivaharI! hir banavaarI! 443

161. maaexa ka inaWpaNa Moksha jaae vaItaraga sama baui& hE, kma|yaaega kI isai& hE 444

162. ×PNa: Krishna kmaLanayana! sarisajamauSa! tvama`, rivaoaioakÖNDLa 446

163. ×PNa ka naama Govind ×PNa ka naama manaç ka LauBaanaa, baD[a ma>gaLa hE sau>dr 448

164. Ajau|na baaeLaa Arjun said baaeLaa Ajau|na, he igairZaarI! 455

165. AivanaaoaI Indestructible Ajar Amar AivanaaoaI, Axar hir vaRjavaasaI 460

166. taU hI hmaara You are our Lord taU hI hmaara parma sahara 470

167. Bagata parLaad Prahlada hir hir! ri@yaa Bagata parLaada, narisa>za banaa 485

168. kama inaPkama Selfless work krLae kama saSae! inaPkamaç _ baaeLae, raZaavar 496

169. vaIr knhEyaa Brave Kanhaiya vaIr hmaara ×PNa knhEyaa 502

170. Baja gaaeivandma` Chant Govind baRMa tvamaeva, ivaPNaustvamaeva, oamBaustvamaeva 513

171. inagau|Na doa|na Attributes inagau|Na ka doa|na mauiokLa hE 516

172. k’ioainaPaUdna Keshinishudana Zaenau kae bacaaAae re, BaEyaa! Aayaae Asaur 525

INTRODUCTION

Gitopanishad of Ratnakar Narale is world’s first Sanskrit recension of the Gita,

composed wholly in Anushtubh Shlokas. Its 1447 sholks are in side-by-side association with the 701 verses of the Bhagavad Gita. The Gitopanishad is neither a translation nor a commentary, but it is a devotional musical poetry on the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. Its aim is to answer the unanswered questions and question the unquestioned answers while defining each yogic term clearly, in sweet musical language. While doing so, the core objective is to remove the misconceptions and the wrong notions that linger in the commentaries on the Gita. This critical objective has already been grammatically fulfilled in the footnotes of the “Gita As She Is In Krishna’s Own Words,” by the same author.

From the light of knowledge revealed in the footnotes of the Gita As She Is In

Krishna’s Own Words, one can see how misunderstood are the popular yogic terms, for example, Karma yoga as yoga of “action,” Buddhi as yoga of “intelligence,” siddhi as “perfection,” Brahman as “creator,” Yajna as “sacrifice,” Dharma as “religion,” Jati as “the Varna,” and so on. All such wrong notions are properly clarified and redefined in this book.

Because Hindi is the National Language of India and the most spoken Indian

Language in the world, soft Hindi music is an interesting dimension of this work.

In order to suite the average Indian voice, D-flat-Major Scale (Black-1-Middle-

Octave) is used for wtiting the music notations in this book. The tunes in this book are presented in their simple forms for the convenience of the average music lovers and music learners. The advanced music professionals may improvise them or change the scale to suite their own style and standard. The notations of each song are innovatively and conveniently given as music-words, for each word of the lyric, to use mininum space.

The original divine Shrimad Bhagavad Gita of Maha-muni Vyasa is a celestial

poem (chapters 25-42) in the Bhishma parva of Mahabharata. Here, the earlier

chapters of Mahabharata provide the history and background for a sound understanding of the divine dialogue between Shri Krishna and Arjun. However, in the stand alone Gita, without giving this important context, the first chapter stands abrupt and a bit incongruous with the Adhyatmaic philosophy of the other seventeen chapters. Reading the Gita without knowing the pertinent history and nature of the characters, is like walking blindly on a path without knowing the direction and nature of the path. Therefore, like the Mahabharata, the Gitopanishad begins with the vital background of the Gita and the nature of its characters. This essential addition provides a proper introduction and congruency to the first chapter and the philosophical teachings of the rest of the seventeen chapters of the Gita.

The sacred poem of Vyasa is written in such meters as Anushtubh, Upajati,

Indravajra, Upendravajra, Viparitapurva, etc. which add a rhythmic flavor to the divine poem. The Bhagavad Gita is the most translated and commented scripture in the world. In order to impart melodic sweetness to the celestial poem of the Gita, the Gitopanishad utilizes magic of the raagas and chhandas. Gitapanishad is a devotional chapter in the epic poem of “Sangit-Shri-Krishna-Ramayama,” by Ratnakar.

The author expresses his humble gratitude to Narad muni, Sharada, Shiva, Parvati,

Ganesh, Rama and Krishna for their kind blessings for the success of this work. He would like to recognize the tireless help and inspiration given by his caring wife Sunita during the long course of this divine project. He is grateful to Sangitacharya Shri Dev Bansaraj, who awakened the music in him just when he needed it, as if pre-arranged. He would like to greatly appreciate Shri Jagdish Chandra Sharda Shastriji for giving his pracious time in going over the Sanskrit part part of this work.

For the insightful Gita lovers, whether they know Sanskrit or not, this English

translated work is a must. It will enlighten the Gita learners, new, average as well as the scholars.

Sanskrit is an ornate and poetic language. The immortal verses of its rich literature are composed by the ancient sages in shloka/ (and other chhanda/) su@tra/ an mantra/. The best examples of the vast shloka-literature are the epics of Ra@ma@yan<a of Va@lm&ki and Maha@bha@rata of Vya@sa. Similarly, the preeminent examples of su@tra-literature are the brahma-su@tra/ of Ba@dra@yan<a and yoga-su@tra/ of Patan~jali and the most common examples of the mantra/ are bij mantra/, mu@la mantra/ and siddhi mantra/. The mý word ‘s{loka’ comes from verb root þs{lok (Bvaaidý Aatmanaeý saký

þoLaaek‘ + Aca` ) to praise, to compose in verse. The anus<t>ubh is one of the

chhanda/ (meters). The shloka-chhanda is written in anus<t>ubh meter, according to the rules given in the following shloka.

‘oLaaek’’ PaP#> saòdaó dIóza|> Lazau ca paóØcaòma> taYaa _ Axar> saptaòma>ó dIóza|> ta\taIyae paRYamaeó paòde __

(The above definition is given by Ratnakar : in each s{loka, there are four quartets (pa@da), each with eight syllables.

The fifth syllable of each quarter should be short, the sixth long

and the seventh alternately long and short in the odd and even quarters). Please note that, all anus<t>ubh verses are not shlokas. Only a verse written according to above definition is a shloka. Other five anus<t>ubh chhandas, namely : Gajagati, Pramanika, Manvak, Vidyunmala and Samanika, are described in the Chaanda-shastra.

The ný word ‘su@tra’ comes from the verb root þsu@tr (cauraidý parsmaEý saký

þsaU%a` + Aca`) to string, to thread together, to formulate, to equate, to write

in short rule, to systematize. The su@tra/ are not composed in any meter, but are written in minimum words according to the rules given in the following shloka.

ALpaaxarmasa>idgZa> saarvaiVovataaemauSama` _

AstaaeBamanava^> ca saU%a> saU%aivadae ivadu: __ (A formula written in minimum words, without any confusion,

which includes the complete summary of the thought, which can not be criticized and which is all encompassing, is called su@tra, by the su@tra-

knowers) The ný word ‘mantra’ comes from the verb root þmantr (cauraidý Aatmanaeý

saký þman%a` + Aca` or zaØa`) to deliberate, to take counsel. A mantra are not written as a meaningful verse, but it is simply a series of characters, each of which may not have a meaning, but if uttered in a proper string (even the mantra/ which are to be whispered in ear), they have a secret power of achieving a desired fruit by arousing the inner energy of the receiver.

makarae manana> paRah %akarÅaNamaucyatae _

manana%aaNasa>yauFae man%aimatyaBaIZaIyatae __

(The character ‘m’ in the man (mana:) is meditation, character ‘tr’ in tra@n< (%aaNama`) is protection, together they form a mantra which is rightly called a union of concentration

and protection) Hari Om Tat sat

gaItaaepainaPad`

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maGÐLaacarNama` _

mauFCnd:

OaRIparmaatmanae nama Aatmanae nama: _ namaae baRMNae gaaya%yaE nama: __ 1

paR×tyaE nama: pauwPaaya nama: _ nama: ioavaaya paava|tyaE nama: __ 2

namaae ivaPNavae LaxmyaE nama: _ gaNaeoaaya nama: sarsvatyaE nama: __ 3

ramaaya nama: saItaayaE nama: _ nama: ×PNaaya raZaayaE nama: __ 4

vasaudevaaya namaae vaasaudevaaya nama: _ BaImaajau|nayauiZaiP#reByaae nama: __ 5

devakIyaoaaedamaata\Byaa> nama: _ ivaovava\xaaya ivara@WipaNae nama: __ 6

devaeByaae namaae gauwdevaeByaae nama: _ maa%ae nama: ipa%ae nama: __ 7

}ndRaya namaae vawNaaya nama: _ vaayavae namaae vaayaupau%aaya nama: __ 8

Agnayae namaae ^vae nama: _ pa\YvyaE namaae navagaRheByaae nama: __ 9

paØcaBaUtaeByaae namaiÅgauNaeByaae nama: _ sava|BaUtaeByaae namaae vanaspatayae nama: __ 10

nadIByaae nama: pava|taeByaae nama: _ saUyaa|ya namaocandRmasae nama: __ 11

vaedeByaae nama: savaae|painaPa®¹ae nama: _ naardaya namaae Xaanaaya nama: __ 12

dTaa%ayaaya nama: skndaya nama: _ paRËadaya namaae ZaRuvaaya nama: __ 13

paaiNainapataØjaiLaByaa> nama: _ yaaskaya nama: ipaGÐLaaya nama: __ 14

vaaLmaIkyae namaae vyaasaaya nama: _ ramaanandaya namastauLasaIdasaaya nama: __ 15

ioavaajaIpaRtaaByaa> namaae raXaILaxmyaE nama: _ oaGÍracaayaa|ya ramaanaujaaya nama: __ 16

gaItaaepainaPad`

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vaLLaBaacaayaa|ya vardacaayaa|ya nama: _ yamaunaacaayaa|ya maaZavaaya nama: __ 17

maIrayaE namaae baRManandaya nama: _ satyaanandaya namaae ivavaekanandaya nama: __ 18

sava|mauinaByaae nama: sava|iPa|Byaae nama: _ sava|XaainaZyaainayaaeigaByaae nama: __ 19

sava|kivaByaae nama: sava|sauÊ®¹ae nama: __ 20 Introductory Prayer

Purport (BaavaaYa|) Obeisance to the Supreme Lord, the Creator, the Supreme Person, the Soul, the Mother Nature, the Worldly Tree, the Cosmos, the Five primal beings,

the Three attributes, the Divine form, the Mother India, the Sanatana Dharma, the Mother Gayatri, the Gods, the Deities, Vasudeva, Lakshmi, Shiva, Parvati, Ganesh,

Sarasvati, Rama, Sita, Krishna, Radha, Devaki, Yashoda, Yudhishthita, Bhima, Arjun, Hanumana, Mother, father, Gurus, Indra, Varuna, Fire, Sky, Wind, all beings, the

vegetation, the Sun, the Moon, the Stars, the Rivers, the Mountains, the Mother Earth, the Three worlds, the Vedas, the Puranas,

the Upanishads, the Mahabharata, Ramayan, Sage Narad muni, Dattatraya, Saknda, Prahlada,

Dhruva, Panini, Patanjali, Yask, Pingala, Valmiki, Vyasa, Ramanand, Tulsidasa, Shivaji, Rana Pratap, Queen Lakshmibai, Shankaracharya, Ramanuja,

Vallabhacharya, Varadacharya, Yamunacharya, Madhavacharya, Meera, Brahmananda, Satyananda, Vivekananda, all sages, all saints, all wise people,

all Yogis, all Poets, all Noble souls, the Knowledge and the Learning. Hari Om tat sat.

gaItaaepainaPad`

]Paa-AnauP#upa`-oLaaek-Cndisa gaItaaepainaPad` _

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