The Geeta Maahaatmyam (Glory of Geeta) is found in Varaha Purana.
It says in verse 6:
Sahaayo jaayate sheeghram
yatra geetaa pravartate.
Yatra geetaavichaarashcha
pathanam paathanam shrutam.
"Help comes quickly where the Geeta is recited and, O Earth! I ever dwell where it is read, heard, taught and contemplated upon!"
On the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri (21st Feb 2020) Chinmaya Mission Mumbai, launched the Chinmaya Geeta Paaraayan Yagna. Paaraayan is a sadhana where in one recites/reads the scriptures and completes it within a specific duration.
With Poojya Gurudev’s blessings and under the guidance of Sw. Swatmananda ji, the event was initiated & coordinated by Anjali Jhunjhunwala and co-cordinated by Sujata Murali. We thank Rishikesh Akshinge, Rakhi Gandhi and Chinmaya Mission San Diego for their help and support.
Through the length of this Sadhana, every morning, a video with the chanting of 3-4 verses of the Geeta and its meaning was posted in sequence, on 18 WhatsApp groups and one Telegram group. A total of approx. 7000 people from all over the world participated.
The sadhana successfully concluded on the first day of Navaratri (17th Oct 2020) with the participants doing the Geeta Aarti at their homes.
We received a lot of positive feedback especially from those whose were facing challenges during the Covid lockdown.
Here are a few testimonials and feedback from some of the participants:
“Thank you very much for sharing The Shrimad Bhagawad Gita with us devotees. A wonderful initiative and service. I believe He says that those who share His Teaching provide the highest service of all.
Deep gratitude,"
A striver and a devotee
“Just wanted to thank you for the superlative work you're doing. Such a joy to read the messages, every morning, especially in these special times.”
Daksha Mehta
“Hari Om. Thank you for keeping our spirits high in these challenging times.”
“Hari om
“I am Asha Joshi from Amdawad. I am so grateful and delighted to be a part of this Holy Gita Parayan. I am chanting daily and practising with the video clips daily you posted.
I have forwarded to so many of my family members and friends.”