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StotraDhyana Shloka (invocatory verse)

गीताध्यानश्लोकाः

Gita Dhyana Shloka

Attributed to Madhusudana Sarasvati16th Century CEDhyana Shloka (invocatory verse)

Nine invocatory verses recited before study of the Bhagavad Gita. Frames the Gita as the milked essence of Upanishadic wisdom, with the Vedas as the cow, Krishna as the milker, and the wise as those who drink this milk of supreme knowledge.

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sarvopaniṣado gāvo dogdhā gopālanandanaḥ |
pārtho vatsaḥ sudhīrbhoktā dugdhaṃ gītāmṛtaṃ mahat ||

Upanishads are like cows that Krishna milks and intelligent Arjuna feasts on the splendid nectar of the Gita like the calf enjoying the cow's milk.

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