Srimad Bhagavad Gita: Beginners' Chanting Book

By Swami Sri Atmananda

The purpose of this transliteration is to help people become familiar with the pronunciation and chanting style of the Satyachetana Movement. For the sake of simplifying the pronunciation, Sanskrit grammar rules were temporarily left aside—-not out of disrespect, but rather to enable a wider group to participate in chanting this sacred scripture.

• Language: English
• Publisher: SatPub
• Release date: Dec 6, 2011
• ISBN: 9788189173173

Swami Sri Atmananda

Swami Sri Atmananda is the founder of the Satyachetana International Spiritual Movement. Born in Orissa, India, his inner pull toward spirituality began during childhood and intensified as he progressed through higher education and university. The Bhagavad Gita was his constant companion and guide, and through intense contemplation and practice of Gita’s principles he achieved profound spiritual attainment. He also served at the feet of many enlightened masters, perhaps most notably His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and traveled the length and breadth of India on his spiritual quest.That journey culminated in Pondicherry, where he surrendered to the Divine Mother. She guided him to a cave in the holy mountain Arunachala where he attained the culmination of his sadhana, in 1993. After remaining in the state of pure nirvikalpa samadhi for several days, he regained his awareness and returned to the world carrying the aham brahmosmi (“I am the Brahman”) unity consciousness that enables the yogi to consciously carry the guru shakti.Sri Atmananda’s spiritual work as a master began in 1993. In response to his call for the manifestation of Truth on earth, several non-profit organizations were formed: Divine Mission, established in 1996, serves to guide awakened seekers to the state of highest spiritual realization, while Satyachetana International (SCI), founded in 2001, supports the overall expansion of the Movement and aims to manifest through life the highest truth that has been realized at the individual level. University of Spiritual Research (USR) was founded in 2004 to support and provide spiritual education.Sri Atmananda’s primary residence is Satyachetana Ashram at the foot of Arunachala in Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India, and he travels the globe to show mankind the yoga path of the Bhagavad Gita and to revive the pure wisdom that was lost over time.

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OM Namo Bhagavate

Srimad Bhagavad Gita:

Beginners’ Chanting Book

Simplified English Phonetic Transliteration

Swami Sri Atmananda

Founder of

Satyachetana Spiritual Movement

Published at Smashwords

By Satyachetana Publications

"Practicing the yoga of business,

not the business of yoga."

Copyright 2011 Swami Sri Atmananda

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Whenever the light of natural law fades away

and there is an ascendancy of darkness,

during those periods I create Myself.

For the protection of the virtuous,

to destroy evil and to reestablish dharma,

I come again and again.

SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA

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The purpose of this transliteration is to help people become familiar with the pronunciation and chanting style of the Satyachetana Movement. For the sake of simplifying the pronunciation, Sanskrit grammar rules were temporarily left aside—not out of disrespect, but rather to enable a wider group to participate in chanting this sacred scripture. For learners, this e-book is ideally used in conjunction with the Learning Bhagavad Gita Chanting CD available from Satyachetana Publications.

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Table of Contents

Geetaa Dhyaanam

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Geetaa Maahaatmyam

Final Oblation

geetaa dhyaanam (Meditation on Gita)

1

om paarthaya prati-bodhitaam bhaga-vataa

naaraaya-nena swayam

vyaasena grathitaam puraana-muninaa

maddhye mahaa-bharatam

adwaitaam-rita var-shineem bhaga-vatim

ashtaa-dashaadh-yaayineem

amba twaam anusan-dadhaami bhagavad

geete bhava dwe-shineem.

2

namo-stute vyaasa vishaala-buddhe

phullaara-vindaaya tapa-tanetra

yena-twaya bhaarata taila-poornah

praj-walito gyaana-mayah pradipah.

3

prapanna paari-jaataaya

totra-vetrai kapaa-naye

gyaana-mudraaya krishnaaya

geetaam-rita duhe namaha.

4

sarvo-panishado gaavo

dogdhaa gopaala-nandanah

paartho vatsah sudheer bhoktaa

dugdham geetam-ritam mahat.

5

vasudeva-sutam devam

kamsa chaanoora-mardanam

devakee paramaan-andam

krishnam vande jagad-gurum

6

bheeshma-drona tataa jaya-dratha-jalaa

gaandhaara neelot-palaa

shalya-graaha-vatee kripena vahanee

karnena valaa-kulaa

ashwatthaama-vikarna ghora makaraa

duryodhana vartinee

soteernaa khalu paandavai rana-nadee

kaivartakah keshavah

7

paaraa-sharya-vachah saro-jama-malam

geetaartha gandhot-katam

naanaa-khyaana-kake-saram hari-kathaa

sambodhanaa bodhitam

loke sajjana-shatpadair-aharahah

pepee-yamaanam mudaa

bhooyad bhaarata-pankajam kali-mala

pradhwam-sinah shreyase

8

mookam karoti vaachaalam

pangum langhayate girim

yat kripaa tamaham vande

param-aananda maadhavam

9

yam brahmaa-varunendra rudra marutah

stunwanti divyaih stavaih

vedaih saanga-pada kramo-pani-shadair

gaayanti yam saamagaah

dhyaanaa-vasthita tad-gatena manasaa

pash-yantiyam yogino

yasyaan-tam na viduh suraa-sura-ganaa

devaaya tasmai namaha.

Chapter 1

atha pratha-modhyaayaha

arjuna vishaada yoga

1

dhrita-raashtra uvaacha

dharmak-shetre kuruk-shetre

sama-vetaa yuyut-savah

maamakaah paandavaas-chaiva

kima kurvata sanjaya.1.1

2

sanjaya uvaacha

drishtwaa tu pandavaa-neekam

vyoodham duryodhana stadaa

aachaarya mupa-sangamya

raajaa vachana ma-braveet.1.2

3

pash-yaitaam paandu putraanaam

aachaarya mahateem chamoom

vyoodhaam