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The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast

Recordings of verses from the Bhagavad Gītā every fortnight. Excerpts every fortnight (pakṣa) from a project to translate and comment upon every verse of the Bhagavad Gītā, integrating multiple contemporary and traditional perspectives (pakṣa). gokulmadhavan.substack.com

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1:39

The Āñjaneya Navaratna-Māla Stotram, verses

The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast ·

2024/12/30

Benedictionsgoṣpadīkṛta-vārāṡiṃ maṣakīkṛta-rākṣasam | Rāmāyaṇa-mahā-mālā-ratnaṃ vande Anilâ-ātmajam ||He turned the ocean into a puddle in a cow's hoofprint; He squashed demons like mere mosquitos: To him do I bow down: that son of the Wind, Hanumān, the gem shining in the middle of the great necklace that is the Rāmāyaṇa.|| Śrī-Sītādevī-Bharata-Lakṣmaṇa-Śatrughna-Hanumat-sameta-Śrī-Raghunandana-parabrahmaṇe namaḥ || This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers

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8:11

The Deśika-Dīpāvalī

The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast ·

2024/10/30

The Deśika-dīpāvalī This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gokulmadhavan.substack.com

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1:54

Navarātrī 2024, Day 9: Śrī Stuti, verses 21–25

The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast ·

2024/10/11

sānuprāsa-prakaṭita-dayaiḥ sāndra-vātsalya-digdhair Amba! snigdhair amṛta-laharī-labdha-sa-brahmacaryaiḥ | gharme tāpa-traya-viracite gāḍha-taptaṃ kṣaṇaṃ mām ākiñcanya-glapitam anaghair ārdrayethāḥ kaṭākṣaiḥ || ŚStu 21 ||sampadyante bhava-bhaya-tamī-bhānavas tvat-prasādād bhāvāḥ sarve Bhagavati! Harau bhaktim udvelayantaḥ | yāce kiṃ tvām aham iha yataḥ śītalodāra-śīlā bhūyo bhūyo diśasi mahatāṃ maṅgalānāṃ prabandhān || ŚStu 22 ||mātā Devi! tvam asi, Bhagavān Vāsudevaḥ pitā me jātaḥ so ahaṃ Janani

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1:40

Navarātrī 2024, Day 8: Śrī Stuti, verses 16–20

The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast ·

2024/10/10

yogâ-ārambha-tvarita-manaso yuṣmad-aikāntya-yuktaṃ dharmaṃ prāptuṃ prathamam iha ye dhārayante dhanāyām | teṣāṃ bhūmer, Dhanapati-gṛhād, ambarād, ambudher vā dhārā niryānty adhikam adhikaṃ vāñchitānāṃ vasūnām || ŚStu 16 ||śreyas-kāmāḥ Kamala-nilaye! citram āmnāya-vācāṃ cūḍā-āpīḍaṃ tava pada-yugaṃ cetasā dhārayantaḥ | chatra-cchāyā-subhaga-śirasaś cāmara-smera-pārśvāḥ ślāghā-śabda-śravaṇa-muditāḥ sragviṇaḥ sañcaranti || ŚStu 17 ||ūrīkartuṃ kuśalam akhilaṃ jetum ādīn arātīn dūrīkartuṃ

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1:39

Navarātrī 2024, Day 7: Śrī Stuti, verses 11–15

The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast ·

2024/10/09

dhatte śobhāṃ Hari-marakate tāvakī mūrtir ādyā tanvī tuṅga-stana-bhara-natā tapta-jāmbū-nadâ-ābhā | yasyāṃ gacchanty udaya-vilayair nityam ānanda-sindhāv icchā-vegôllasita-laharī-vibhramaṃ vyaktayas te || ŚStu 11 ||ā-saṃsāraṃ vitatam akhilaṃ vāṅ-mayaṃ yad-vibhūtir yad-bhrū-bhaṅgāt Kusuma-dhanuṣaḥ kiṅkaro Meru-dhanvā | yasyāṃ nityaṃ nayana-śatakair eka-lakṣyo Mahendraḥ Padme! tāsāṃ pariṇatir asau bhāva-leśais tvadīyaiḥ || ŚStu 12 ||agre bhartuḥ sarasija-maye bhadra-pīṭhe niṣaṇṇām ambho-rāśer

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1:38

Navarātrī 2024, Day 6: Śrī Stuti, verses 6–10

The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast ·

2024/10/08

uddeśyatvaṃ Janani! bhajator ujjhitôpādhi-gandhaṃpratyag-rūpe haviṣi yuvayor eka-śeṣitva-yogāt |Padme! Patyus tava ca nigamair nityam anviṣyamāṇonâ avacchedaṃ bhajati mahimā nartayan mānasaṃ naḥ || ŚStu 6 ||paśyantīṣu śrutiṣu paritaḥ sūri-bṛndena sārdhaṃmadhye-kṛtya tri-guṇa-phalakaṃ nirmita-sthāna-bhedam |Viśvâ-adhīśa-praṇayini! sadā vibhrama-dyūta-vṛttauBrahmÊśâ-ādyā dadhati yuvayor akṣa-śāra-pracāram || ŚStu 7 ||asyê Īśānā Tvam asi jagataḥ saṃśrayantī Mukundaṃ«Lakṣmīḥ», «Padmā», «Jaladhi-tanayā»,

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2:03

Navarātrī 2024, Day 5: Śrī Stuti, introduction and...

The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast ·

2024/10/07

mānâ-atīta-prathita-vibhavāṃ maṅgalaṃ maṅgalānāṃ vakṣaḥ-pīṭhīṃ Madhu-vijayino bhūṣayantīṃ sva-kāntyā | pratyakṣâ-ānuśravika-mahima-prārthinīnāṃ prajānāṃ śreyo-mūrtiṃ Śriyam aśaraṇas tvāṃ śaraṇyāṃ prapadye || ŚStu 1 ||āvir-bhāvaḥ kalaśa-jaladhāv adhvare vā api yasyāḥ sthānaṃ yasyāḥ sarasija-vanaṃ Viṣṇu-vakṣaḥ-sthalaṃ vā | bhūmā yasyā bhuvanam akhilaṃ Devi! divyaṃ padaṃ vā stoka-prajñair anavadhi-guṇā stūyase sā kathaṃ Tvam || ŚStu 2 ||stotavyatvaṃ diśati bhavatī dehibhiḥ stūyamānā tām eva Tvām

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1:20

Navarātrī 2024, Day 4: Catuḥ-Ślokī, verse 4 and...

The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast ·

2024/10/06

I have posted a full recitation of the Catuḥ-Ślokī on YouTube here.śāntâ-’’nanda-mahā-vibhūti-paramaṃ yad brahma-rūpaṃ Harermūrtaṃ brahma tato ’pi tat-priyataraṃ rūpaṃ yad atyadbhutam |yāny anyāni yathā-sukhaṃ viharato rūpāṇi sarvāṇi tāny āhuḥ svair anurūpa-rūpa-vibhavair gāḍhôpagūḍhāni te || CŚ 4 |||| samasta-parivāra-sametāya Śrīman-Nārāyaṇāya namaḥ || This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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0:24

Navarātrī 2024, Day 3: Catuḥ-Ślokī, verse 3

The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast ·

2024/10/05

Let us continue today with the third verse from the Catuḥ-Ślokī of Swāmī Āḷavandār.I have posted a full recitation of the Catuḥ-Ślokī on YouTube here.Catuḥ-Ślokī verse 3: The Supreme Goddess Mahālakṣmī’s essential role in our liberationīṣat-tvat-karuṇā-nirīkṣaṇa-sudhā- -sandhukṣaṇād rakṣyate naṣṭaṃ prāk tad-alābhatas tri-bhuvanaṃ sampraty anantôdayam | śreyo na hy Aravinda-locana-manaḥ- -kāntā-prasādād ṛte saṃsṛty-akṣara-Vaiṣṇavâdhvasu nṛṇāṃ sambhāvyate karhi cit || CŚ 3 ||

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0:24

Navarātrī 2024, Day 2: Catuḥ-Ślokī, verse 2

The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast ·

2024/10/04

Let us continue today with the second verse from the Catuḥ-Ślokī of Swāmī Āḷavandār.I have posted a full recitation of the Catuḥ-Ślokī on YouTube here.Catuḥ-Ślokī verse 2: The unlimited powers of the Supreme Goddess Mahālakṣmīyasyās Te mahimānam ātmana iva Tvad-vallabho ’pi prabhur nâ ’laṃ mātum iyattayā niravadhiṃ nityâ-’nukūlaṃ svataḥ | tām Tvāṃ «dāsa» iti «prapanna» iti ca stoṣyāmy ahaṃ nirbhayo Lokaikêśvari! Loka-nātha-dayite! Dānte! dayāṃ Te vidan || CŚ 2 || यस्यास् ते महिमानम् आत्मन इव

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0:26

Navarātrī 2024, Day 1: Catuḥ-Ślokī, introduction and...

The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast ·

2024/10/03

As we begin the holy celebration of Navarātrī in the Gregorian year of 2024, I hope to share some verses every day from the Śrīvaiṣṇava tradition in praise of the Supreme Goddess Mahālakṣmī. For the first four days, I plan to share one verse from the Catuḥ-Ślokī of Swāmī Āḷavandār.I have posted a full recitation of the Catuḥ-Ślokī on YouTube here.On the Catuḥ-Ślokī of Swāmī ĀḷavandārThe Catuḥ-Ślokī is the earliest Sanskrit stotra in the Śrīvaiṣṇava sampradāya (tradition) that is dedicated primarily

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0:26

Ch. 1, Verses 10–11 audio recording

The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast ·

2022/04/24

aparyāptaṃ tad asmākaṃ balam Bhīṣmâ-’bhirakṣitam |paryāptaṃ tv idam eteṣāṃ balaṃ Bhīmâ-’bhirakṣitam || (BhG I.10) ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu yathā-bhāgam avasthitāḥ | Bhīṣmam evâ ’bhirakṣantu bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi || (BhG I.11) अपर्याप्तं तद् अस्माकं बलम् भीष्मा-ऽभिरक्षितम् । पर्याप्तं त्व् इदम् एतेषां बलं भीमा-ऽभिरक्षितम् ॥ अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथा-भागम् अवस्थिताः । भीष्मम् एवा ऽभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि ॥ அபர்யாப்தம்ʼ தத்³ அஸ்மாகம்ʼ ப³லம் பீ⁴ஷ்மா-(அ)பி⁴ரக்ஷிதம் । பர்யாப்தம்ʼ த்வ் இத³ம் ஏதேஷாம்ʼ

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1:17

Ch. 1, Verses 4–9 audio recording

The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast ·

2022/03/05

atra śūrā mahêṣvāsā Bhīmâ-(A)rjuna-samā yudhi | Yuyudhāno, Virāṭaś ca, Drupadaś ca mahā-rathaḥ || (BhG I.4) Dhṛṣṭaketuś, Cekitānaḥ, Kāśi-rājaś ca vīryavān | Purujit, Kuntibhojaś ca, Śaibyaś ca nara-puṅgavaḥ || (BhG I.5) Yudhāmanyuś ca vikrānta, Uttamaûjāś ca vīryavān | Saubhadro, Draupadeyāś ca — sarva eva mahārathāḥ || (BhG I.6) asmākaṃ tu viśiṣṭā ye, tān nibodha dvijôttama! | nāyakā mama sainyasya saṃjñârthaṃ tān bravīmi te || (BhG I.7) bhavān, Bhīṣmaś ca, Karṇaś ca, Kṛpaś ca samitiñjayaḥ |

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0:29

Ch. 1, Verses 2 and 3 audio recording

The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast ·

2022/02/20

Sañjaya uvāca: dṛṣṭvā tu Pāṇḍavâ-’nīkaṃ vyūḍham, Duryodhanas tadā | ācāryam upasaṅgamya rājā vacanam abravīt || (BhG I.2) paśyaîtāṃ Pāṇḍu-putrāṇām ācārya! mahatīṃ camūm | vyūḍhāṃ Drupada-putreṇa tava śiṣyeṇa dhīmatā || (BhG I.3) सञ्जय उवाच: दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवा-ऽनीकं व्यूढं, दुर्योधनस् तदा । आचार्यम् उपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनम् अब्रवीत् ॥ पश्यैतां पाण्डु-पुत्राणाम् आचार्य! महतीं चमूम् । व्यूढां द्रुपद-पुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता ॥ ஸஞ்ஜய உவாச: த்³ருʼஷ்ட்வா து

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0:29

Ch. 1, Verse 1 audio recording

The Fortnightly Gītā Podcast ·

2022/02/20

Dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca: Dharma-kṣetre Kuru-kṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ | māmakāḥ Pāṇḍavāś caîva kim akurvata? Sañjaya! || (BhG I.1) धृतराष्ट्र उवाच: धर्म-क्षेत्रे कुरु-क्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः । मामकाः पाण्डवाश् चैव किम् अकुर्वत? सञ्जय! ॥ த்⁴ருʼதராஷ்ட்ர உவாச: த⁴ர்ம-க்ஷேத்ரே குரு-க்ஷேத்ரே ஸமவேதா யுயுத்ஸவ꞉ । மாமகா꞉ பாண்ட³வாஶ் சைவ கிம் அகுர்வத? ஸஞ்ஜய! ॥ ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಉವಾಚ: ಧರ್ಮ-ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೇ ಕುರು-ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೇ ಸಮವೇತಾ ಯುಯುತ್ಸವಃ । ಮಾಮಕಾಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಶ್ ಚೈವ ಕಿಮ್ ಅಕುರ್ವತ? ಸಞ್ಜಯ! ॥ ధృతరాష్ట్ర

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