Everyday Geeta

January 31, 2011 The founder and the workers of the Gita Press, Gorakhpur in India deserve the gratitude of every spiritual seeker for their wonderful, accurate and incredibly affordable publications of a great many Hindu texts - most notably, the Bhagavad Geeta, the Ramayana and Srimad Bhagavatam, all in  numerous languages and editions. I have always been in love with the Geeta Aarti as printed in their Geeta books.  I translated the Gita Aarti with significant help from Swamini Vimalanandaji of the Chinmaya Mission . Here it is - enjoy! गीता आरति - Gīta Ārati जय भगवद्गीते, ॐ जय भगवद्गीते हरि-हिय-कमल-विहारिणि सुन्दर सुपुनीते ।। ॐ जय Jaya bhagavad gīté, OM Jaya bhagavad gīté hari-hiya-kamal-vihārini sundar supunīté . OM Jaya ... O Mother Bhagavad Gita! Victory to thee! You are beautiful and purifying, Residing in the Śri Hari's lotus heart. Victory to thee, O Mother Bhagavad Gita! कर्म-सुमर्म-प्रकाशिनि कामासक्ति हरा । तत्वज्ञान-विकाशिनि विद्या ब्रह्म परा ।। ॐ जय karma-sumarma-pra