Dr. L.V. Gangadhara Sastry's Bhagavadgita
The World's First Complete musical rendering of all 700 verses of Bhagavadgita in Sanskrit with meanings in Telugu & English — a monumental achievement in the history of Indian spiritual music.
The Journey
Recording Begins
Commencing on 25th June 2006, with participation of 150+ scholars, musicians, technical experts and enthusiastic believers across the world.
Telugu Meanings Completed
The recording with Telugu meanings was completed, under the able supervision of Mahamahopadhyaya, 'Padmasri' Acharya Sri Pullela Sriramachandrudu and other eminent scholars.
Grand Release
Released in the presence of great spiritual gurus of India, blessed by spiritual leaders and appreciated by the Prime Minister and former Presidents of Bharat.
A Historic First
This Bhagavadgita rendering is a harmonious blend of Karnatic and Hindustani classical music, light, folk and western music, and proceeds to transport the listeners musically into a spiritual trance. In the musical history of the world, this is the first time that a musician composed, sang and recorded an outstanding philosophical treatise fully and with meanings, with world class technical excellence and dedicated his life entirely to promote world peace and universal brotherhood.
The special attraction of this Bhagavadgita is the adoption of the genre of musical drama, in making the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna manifest itself in front of one's eyes. Singing the verses and rendering the meanings with appropriate articulation to reflect the diverse characters appearing in the Bhagavadgita — Sri Krishna, Arjuna, Sanjaya and Dhritarashtra — is another speciality.
Recognising this enormous effort, the world famous Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTDs) extended its helping hand. The project has garnered a tremendous amount of appreciation and response from Bhagavadgita followers from all corners of the world.
Blessed By
- 🙏Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Swami of Sringeri
- 🙏Sri Sri Sri Jayendra Saraswathi of Kanchi
- 🙏Viswesa Teertha Swami of Pejawar Math
- 🙏Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTDs)
Appreciated By
Sri Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Former President of India — Bharata Ratna
Sri Ramnath Kovind
Former President of India
Musical Bhagavadgita into World Languages
The Foundation is in the process of having this musical Bhagavadgita played in several Krishna Temples in their respective regional languages:
Hindi
Mathura, Uttarpradesh — birthplace of Sri Krishna, Krukshetra
Gujarati
Dwaraka, Gujarat — where Sri Krishna ruled
Kannada
Udupi, Karnataka
Malayalam
Guruvayur, Kerala
Tamil
Srirangam, Tamilnadu
Odiya
Puri Jagannath, Odisha
To extend the availability of this priceless work to people all over the world, Bhagavadgita Foundation has also undertaken to produce this complete musical Bhagavadgita with translations in world languages: