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ගීතා ධ්යානම්

गीता ध्यानम् in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Before reading or studying the Bhagavad Gita, on Gita Jayanti, and during Gita parayana·📜 Gita Dhyanam — traditional invocation prefacing the Bhagavad Gita (attributed to Madhusudana Saraswati)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Gita Dhyanam — traditional invocation prefacing the Bhagavad Gita (attributed to Madhusudana Saraswati) · Attributed to Madhusudana Saraswati · Medieval

Editions of the Bhagavad Gita open with these nine dhyana verses. They frame the Gita not merely as a text but as the Divine Mother who showers the nectar of Advaita, and they pay homage to Vyasa, who placed the dialogue in the heart of the Mahabharata, and to Krishna, who 'milked' the essence of all the Upanishads into Arjuna's hearing. Reciting them before study is a centuries-old mark of reverence to the scripture.

✦ As told in scripture

The verse 'Mukam Karoti Vachalam' — 'His grace makes the mute eloquent and the lame cross mountains' — is quoted across India whenever the seemingly impossible is achieved by divine grace. Devotees who open their Gita reading with these verses speak of the text coming alive for them, its meaning unfolding far beyond what the words alone could give.

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Verse 1

ඕං පාර්ථාය ප්රතිබෝධිතාං භගවතා නාරායණේන ස්වයං ව්යාසේන ග්රථිතාං පුරාණමුනිනා මධ්යේ මහාභාරතම්. අද්වෛතාමෘතවර්ෂිණීං භගවතීමෂ්ටාදශාධ්යායිනීම් අම්බ ත්වාමනුසන්දධාමි භගවද්ගීතේ භවද්වේෂිණීම්..

Om Parthaya Pratibodhitam Bhagavata Narayanena Svayam Vyasena Grathitam Purana-Munina Madhye Mahabharatam Advaitamrita-Varshinim Bhagavatim Ashtadasha-Adhyayinim Amba Tvam Anusandadhami Bhagavad-Gite Bhava-Dveshinim

Meaning:हे भगवद्गीते! जिसके द्वारा स्वयं भगवान नारायण (कृष्ण) ने अर्जुन को ज्ञान दिया, जिसे व्यास ने महाभारत के मध्य में पिरोया, जो अद्वैत-अमृत बरसाने वाली, अठारह अध्यायों वाली है — हे माता, संसार-बंधन का नाश करने वाली, मैं तुम्हारा ध्यान करता हूँ।

Verse 2

නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ ව්යාස විශාලබුද්ධේ ඵුල්ලාරවින්දායතපත්රනේත්ර. යේන ත්වයා භාරතතෛලපූර්ණඃ ප්රජ්වාලිතෝ ජ්ඤානමයඃ ප්රදීපඃ..

Namostu Te Vyasa Vishala-Buddhe Phullaravinda-Yatapatra-Netra Yena Tvaya Bharata-Taila-Purnah Prajvalito Jnanamayah Pradipah

Meaning:हे विशाल बुद्धि वाले, कमल-से नेत्रों वाले व्यास! आपको नमस्कार, जिन्होंने महाभारत-रूपी तेल से भरा ज्ञान का दीपक प्रज्वलित किया।

Verse 3

ප්රපන්නපාරිජාතාය තෝත්රවේත්රෛකපාණයේ. ජ්ඤානමුද්රාය කෘෂ්ණාය ගීතාමෘතදුහේ නමඃ..

Prapanna-Parijataya Totra-Vetraika-Panaye Jnana-Mudraya Krishnaya Gitamrita-Duhe Namah

Meaning:समस्त उपनिषद् गौएँ हैं, कृष्ण ग्वाला उन्हें दुहते हैं, अर्जुन बछड़ा है, और बुद्धिमान जन गीता-रूपी महान अमृत-दुग्ध का पान करते हैं।

Verse 4

සර්වෝපනිෂදෝ ගාවෝ දෝග්ධා ගෝපාලනන්දනඃ. පාර්ථෝ වත්සඃ සුධීර්භෝක්තා දුග්ධං ගීතාමෘතං මහත්..

Sarvopanishado Gavo Dogdha Gopala-Nandanah Partho Vatsah Sudhir Bhokta Dugdham Gitamritam Mahat

Meaning:वसुदेव के पुत्र, कंस और चाणूर का मर्दन करने वाले, देवकी के परमानन्द, जगद्गुरु कृष्ण को मैं नमस्कार करता हूँ।

Verse 5

වසුදේවසුතං දේවං කංසචාණූරමර්දනම්. දේවකීපරමානන්දං කෘෂ්ණං වන්දේ ජගද්ගුරුම්..

Vasudeva-Sutam Devam Kamsa-Chanura-Mardanam Devaki-Paramanandam Krishnam Vande Jagad-Gurum

Meaning:जिनकी कृपा गूँगे को वाचाल और लँगड़े को पर्वत लाँघने वाला बना देती है — उन परमानन्द माधव को मैं वन्दन करता हूँ।

Verse 6

භීෂ්මද්රෝණතටා ජයද්රථජලා ගාන්ධාරනීලෝත්පලා ශල්යග්රාහවතී කෘපේණ වහනී කර්ණේන වේලාකුලා. අශ්වත්ථාමවිකර්ණඝෝරමකරා දුර්යෝධනාවර්තිනී සෝත්තීර්ණා ඛලු පාණ්ඩවෛ රණනදී කෛවර්තකඃ කේශවඃ..

Bhishma-Drona-Tata Jayadratha-Jala Gandhara-Nilotpala Shalya-Grahavati Kripena Vahani Karnena Velakula Ashvatthama-Vikarna-Ghora-Makara Duryodhana-Avartini Sottirna Khalu Pandavai Rana-Nadi Kaivartakah Keshavah

Verse 7

පාරාශර්යවචඃ සරෝජමමලං ගීතාර්ථගන්ධෝත්කටං නානාඛ්යානකකේසරං හරිකථාසංබෝධනාබෝධිතම්. ලෝකේ සජ්ජනෂට්පදෛරහරහඃ පේපීයමානං මුදා භූයාද්භාරතපඞ්කජං කලිමලප්රධ්වංසි නඃ ශ්රේයසේ..

Parasharya-Vachah Sarojam Amalam Gitartha-Gandhotkatam Nana-Khyanaka-Kesaram Hari-Katha-Sambodhana-Abodhitam Loke Sajjana-Shatpadair Aharahah Pepiyamanam Muda Bhuyad Bharata-Pankajam Kali-Mala-Pradhvamsi Nah Shreyase

Verse 8

මූකං කරෝති වාචාලං පඞ්ගුං ලඞ්ඝයතේ ගිරිම්. යත්කෘපා තමහං වන්දේ පරමානන්දමාධවම්..

Mukam Karoti Vachalam Pangum Langhayate Girim Yat-Kripa Tam Aham Vande Paramananda-Madhavam

Verse 9

යං බ්රහ්මා වරුණේන්ද්රරුද්රමරුතඃ ස්තුන්වන්ති දිව්යෛඃ ස්තවෛඃ වේදෛඃ සාඞ්ගපදක්රමෝපනිෂදෛර්ගායන්ති යං සාමගාඃ. ධ්යානාවස්ථිතතද්ගතේන මනසා පශ්යන්ති යං යෝගිනෝ යස්යාන්තං න විදුඃ සුරාසුරගණා දේවාය තස්මෛ නමඃ..

Yam Brahma Varunendra-Rudra-Marutah Stunvanti Divyaih Stavaih Vedaih Sanga-Pada-Kramopanishadair Gayanti Yam Samagah Dhyana-Avasthita-Tad-Gatena Manasa Pashyanti Yam Yogino Yasyantam Na Viduh Surasura-Gana Devaya Tasmai Namah

Word-by-Word Meaning

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භගවද්ගීතේ අම්බ ත්වාම් අනුසන්දධාමි🔊Bhagavad-Gite Amba Tvam AnusandadhamiO Mother Bhagavad Gita, I meditate upon you

අද්වෛතාමෘතවර්ෂිණීම්🔊Advaitamrita-VarshinimShowering the nectar of non-duality (Advaita)

නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ ව්යාස විශාලබුද්ධේ🔊Namostu Te Vyasa Vishala-BuddheSalutations to you, Vyasa of vast intellect

සර්වෝපනිෂදෝ ගාවඃ🔊Sarvopanishado GavahAll the Upanishads are the cows

දුග්ධං ගීතාමෘතං මහත්🔊Dugdham Gitamritam MahatThe milk is the great nectar of the Gita

වසුදේවසුතං දේවං🔊Vasudeva-Sutam DevamThe divine son of Vasudeva (Krishna)

කෘෂ්ණං වන්දේ ජගද්ගුරුම්🔊Krishnam Vande Jagad-GurumI bow to Krishna, the teacher of the world

මූකං කරෝති වාචාලං🔊Mukam Karoti VachalamMakes the mute eloquent

පඞ්ගුං ලඞ්ඝයතේ ගිරිම්🔊Pangum Langhayate GirimMakes the lame cross mountains — such is His grace

Benefits of Chanting गीता ध्यानम्

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The traditional nine 'dhyana' (meditation) verses chanted before reading the Bhagavad Gita

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Salutes the Gita itself as the Divine Mother, and honours Vyasa and Krishna

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Recited to open Gita parayana (sequential reading) and Gita study

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Contains the beloved verses 'Vasudevasutam Devam' and 'Mukam Karoti Vachalam'

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Settles and consecrates the mind before taking up the Lord's teaching

How to Chant गीता ध्यानम्

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Best TimeBefore reading or studying the Bhagavad Gita, on Gita Jayanti, and during Gita parayana

Chant the nine verses slowly before beginning the Gita, as an act of reverence to the scripture, to Vyasa who recorded it, and to Krishna who spoke it. Many begin daily Gita reading with at least 'Vasudevasutam Devam' and 'Mukam Karoti Vachalam'.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete गीता ध्यानम् written in the Sinhala script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

Gita Dhyanam is a set of nine 'meditation' (dhyana) verses traditionally chanted before reading the Bhagavad Gita. They invoke the Gita as the Divine Mother and offer salutations to Sage Vyasa and to Lord Krishna, preparing the reader to receive the teaching with reverence.

It is a famous image: all the Upanishads are cows, Krishna the cowherd milks them, Arjuna is the calf, and the wise drink the milk — which is the nectar of the Gita. It says the Gita distils the essence of all the Upanishads.

Before beginning to read or study the Bhagavad Gita, and especially before Gita parayana and on Gita Jayanti. It consecrates the reading by honouring the scripture, its recorder Vyasa, and its speaker Krishna.