Gita Mahatmya

Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma-parva 43.3

These verses glorify the Bhagavad-gītā. They come from other scriptures and are not verses of the Bhagavad-gītā itself. Each one carries its own source.

1. Gītā-māhātmya

   गीता गङ्गा च गायत्री गोविन्देति हृदि स्थिते ।
   चतुर्गकारसंयुक्ते पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते ॥

   gītā gaṅgā ca gāyatrī govindeti hṛdi sthite
   caturgakārasaṁyukte punarjanma na vidyate

   Gītā, Gaṅgā, Gāyatrī and Govinda: these four names begin with “ga”. One who keeps them in his heart is not born again.

   Source: Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma-parva 43.3