Gita Mahatmya

Śrī Śaṅkarācārya, Gītā-bhāṣya, Introduction

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

   तद् इदं गीताशास्त्रं समस्तवेदार्थसारसंग्रहभूतं दुर्विज्ञेयार्थम् ।

   tad idaṁ gītāśāstraṁ samastavedārthasārasaṁgrahabhūtaṁ durvijñeyārtham

   This Gītā-śāstra holds the essence of the meaning of all the Vedas. Its meaning is not easy to understand.

   Source: Śrī Śaṅkarācārya, Gītā-bhāṣya, Introduction