Gita Mahatmya

Varāha Purāṇa, Gītā-māhātmya 11

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

   पाठेऽसमर्थः संपूर्णे ततोऽर्धं पाठमाचरेत् ।
   तदा गोदानजं पुण्यं लभते नात्र संशयः ॥

   pāṭhe’samarthaḥ saṁpūrṇe tato’rdhaṁ pāṭhamācaret
   tadā godānajaṁ puṇyaṁ labhate nātra saṁśayaḥ

   If someone cannot read the whole Gītā, he should read half. He then gets the puṇya (merit) of giving a cow in charity. There is no doubt about this.

   Source: Varāha Purāṇa, Gītā-māhātmya 11