Treasures of the Maharishi Veda App #1:
The Bhagavad Gita

Twelve years ago we launched the Maharishi Veda App with two intentions: to provide ongoing financial support for the Maharishi Vedic Pandits, and to support the well-being of our global family of meditators through a unique and extensive library of auspicious Vedic recitations, Maharishi Gandharva Veda ragas, and Vedic literature. Since then, subscriptions have grown organically—from just a few hundred in the first months to approximately 6,200 subscribers today, the highest number in the App’s history.

In our recent subscriber survey, one of the most frequent requests was for periodic newsletters highlighting different parts of the Maharishi Veda App library. Many subscribers commented that the wealth of material can feel overwhelming, and would appreciate guidance in highlighting some of its treasures. We are beginning that with this newsletter.

It seemed fitting, therefore, to begin this series by highlighting the Bhagavad Gita on the Maharishi Veda App. In the Vedic Recitation menu there are the recitations of the entire 18 chapters of the Gita in Sanskrit and, in the Readings menu, there is the English readings from Maharishi’s full translation and commentary.

In his introduction to the Gita Maharishi said: “The Bhagavad-Gita is the Light of Life, lit by God at the altar of man, to save humanity from the darkness of ignorance and suffering. It is a scripture which outlives time, and can be acknowledged as indispensable to the life of man in any age.” We are so fortunate to have these blessings of knowledge and experience from Maharishi and so we thought to highlight the Gita in this initial newsletter about the material on the App.