page_title: Gita Jayanti
section_title: Gita Aarti
hierarchical_section_title: Gita Jayanti / Gita Aarti
caption_attribution_description: English: One of many types of aarti plates Items inside the Aarti Thali: Diyas - lamps flowers prasaad (edible offerings) Incense stick stand Camphor, shell or other items
context_page_description: Gita Jayanti is the birthday of Bhagavad Gita, the sacred text of Hindus. It's celebrated on the Shukla Ekadashi, 11th day of waxing moon of Margashirsha month of the Hindu calendar. It is believed the "Bhagavad Gita" was revealed to Arjuna by Krishna Himself in the battlefield of Kurukshetra. The text is written in the third person, narrated by Sanjaya to King Dhritarashtra as it transpired between Sri Krishna and Arjuna. Sanjaya, the secretary of the blind King Dhritarashtra, had been blessed by his Guru, Veda Vyasa, with the power to remotely view the events taking place on the battlefield as they transpired.
  Gita Jayanthi is the day when Lord Sri Krishna told the gita to Arjuna.
context_section_description: Bhagavad Gita Aarti (Hindi: भगवद गीता आरती) or Gita Aarti is a prayer found in Sreemad Bhagavad Gita shastra which summarizes the glory and importance of the Bhagavad Gita itself. The texts were originally revealed in the classical language of Sanskrit spoken on the Indian sub-continent.
  Aarti can be spoken or sung with musical instruments to give more effect to worship. Aarti's are usually performed at the end of the puja ritual. It is said that if there was any flaw in the puja then its fulfillment can be done by the aarti.
caption: Aarti
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