| Topic: | Gita Panchamrit | |
| Location: | “Chinmaya Haridwar” 3551 NE John Olsen Ave |
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| Dates: | Sessions: | Add to Calendar: |
| Mar 26-29 2029 | 1 through 4 | 6:00-7:30 PM PT |
Free & Open to all |
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About the topic:
Gita Panchamrit is a sacred sadhana marking 75 years of Chinmaya Mission, inviting seekers to partake in the timeless nectar of the Bhagavad Gita.
Five selected verses — each a universe in itself. With these five powerful shlokas at its core, this initiative brings daily clarity and devotion into Bharatiya homes, offering a luminous glimpse into the Gita’s eternal essence.
About the speaker:
Brahmacharini Shubhani Chaitanya is a disciple of Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda. Born in Manila, bred in New York, and built-in Bharat, she has grown through Chinmaya Mission as a Bala Vihar child, a dynamic CHYK (Chinmaya Yuva Kendra), and now a Brahmacharini posted in Chinmaya Mission New York.
She studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City where she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Trade and Marketing. After working in the fashion industry for around 7 years, she decided to take a sabbatical to find her true calling. This led her to join YEP – the Youth Empowerment Program where she was involved in writing/editing books, organizing camps and teaching in schools. She also assisted in the script-writing of Swami Chinmayananda’s movie – On a Quest, and later pursued her very own in Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Mumbai.
She completed the Vedanta course in 2016 where she was initiated as Brahmacharini Shubhani Chaitanya. She brings natural wisdom and compassion to her classes and loves sharing with people the Science of Happiness that is Vedanta. She currently conducts classes on various Vedantic subjects.
Gita Panchamrit Shlokas:
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् |
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुः आत्मैव रिपुरात्मन: || ६-५ ||
uddhared-ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam-avasādayet,
ātmaiva hyātmano bandhuḥ ātmaiva ripur-ātmanaḥ. (6.5)
One should lift oneself by oneself; one should not lower oneself. The mind is verily one’s friend; the mind is one’s own enemy.
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन |
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूः मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि || २-४७ ||
karmaṇyevādhikāraste mā phaleṣu kadācana,
mā karmaphalaheturbhuḥ mā te saṅgo’stvakarmaṇi. (2.47)
Thy right is to work only, but never to its fruits; let the fruit of action not be thy motive, nor let thy attachment be to inaction.
यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत् |
यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम् || ९-२७ ||
yatkaroṣi yadaśnāsi yajjuhoṣi dadāsi yat,
yattapasyasi kaunteya tatkuruṣva madarpaṇam. (9.27)
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer in sacrifice, whatever you give in charity, whatever you practice as austerity, O Kaunteya! Do it as an offering to Me.
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जना: पर्युपासते |
तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् || ९-२२ ||
ananyāścintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate,
teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yogakṣemaṁ vahāmyaham. (9.22)
To those who worship Me alone, thinking of no other, to those ever self-controlled, I provide what they need and preserve what they already possess.
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज |
अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यः मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुच:|| १८-६६ ||
sarvadharmān-parityajya mām-ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja,
ahaṁ tvā sarvapāpebhyaḥ mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ. (18.66)
Abandoning all dharmas (of the body, mind and intellect), take refuge in Me alone; I will liberate thee from all sins; grieve not.
