Bhagavadgita Foundation
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Bhagavadgita Foundation

ఆధ్యాత్మిక, సామాజిక, సేవా సంస్థ

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A Spiritual & Social Service Organization

Learn Gita, rewrite the destiny, let the holy light of Gita shine in every home!

2008

Foundation Established

20

Years of Gita Propagation

12

Countries Reached

The Sacred Scripture

What is Bhagavadgita?

Bhagavadgita is a timeless dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna that explores duty, action, knowledge, devotion, self-realization and the right way to live. Its wisdom transcends religious and cultural boundaries, and speaks to the challenges of human life.

700

Verses

18

Chapters

3

Shatkas

The 18 chapters fall into three Shatkas — sets of six, each following one path of growth.

What Does Bhagavadgita Teach?

Dharma

Understanding duty, and what right action asks of us.

Karma

Performing our responsibilities without attachment to the results.

Bhakti

The path of devotion — surrendering with love and faith.

Jnana

Seeking knowledge of the true nature of the Self and reality.

More than a scripture, it is a guide for life.

Bhagavadgita is not a religious script, it is wisdom: a manual for an ethical, noble and ideal way of life, and for the challenges we meet every day.

The Musical Bhagavadgita

700 Verses. One ExtraordinaryMusical Journey.

The world's first complete musical rendering of all 700 verses of Bhagavadgita, sung in the original Sanskrit, with meanings in Telugu and English — created not merely to preserve the Gita, but to make its timeless wisdom easier to hear, experience and live in the realities of modern life.

Sanskrit VersesTelugu MeaningsEnglish Meanings

The challenge was never the access. It was engagement.

A complete musical experience, designed to bring the dialogue of Sri Krishna and Arjuna into everyday life.

1974

Ghantasala's Bhagavadgita

'Padmasri' Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao records 106 of the 700 verses in Telugu — a rendering that lives in the hearts of generations.

2006

Complete Bhagavadgita Recording Begins

Recording commences on 25th June with 150+ scholars, musicians and technical experts from across the world.

2012

Recording with Telugu Meanings Completed

Achieved under the supervision of Mahamahopadhyaya 'Padmasri' Pullela Sriramachandrudu and other eminent scholars.

2015

All 700 Verses Released

Released in the presence of great spiritual gurus of India with Ghantasala’s musical style of rendering adapted into 106 verses, as a mark of respect.

Today

Taking Wisdom to the World

Being rendered into the regional languages of India at major Krishna temples, and into English, German, Russian and French.

Not a replacement of one tradition by another, but the continuation of a devotional legacy.

The Founder

Dr. L.V. Gangadhara Sastry

A lifetime dedicated to making Bhagavadgita accessible to every Telugu-speaking soul across the world.

Dr. L.V. Gangadhara Sastry

Dr. L.V. Gangadhara Sastry

Singer, Preacher & Propagator of Bhagavadgita

“Bhagavadgita is the best way of living and the greatest guide for personality development. It serves as a ray of hope and acts as a lighthouse for travelers lost in the darkness of ignorance.”

— Dr. L.V. Gangadhara Sastry

The first vocalist in the history of Indian music to compose, sing and record the complete musical Bhagavadgita — he has devoted his life to propagating the Gita universally, to promote world peace and build an evolved society.

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What We Do

Our Work

From the complete musical rendering of Bhagavadgita to classrooms, cow shelters and food distribution — the Foundation's work is both spiritual and practical.

Unmarked initiatives are running today. In progress is under way, Planned is yet to begun, and Supported means the Foundation funds the organizations that are conducting it.

Recognition & Reach

Honored at the Highest Level

The Foundation's work has been recognized by Presidents, Prime Ministers and the most revered spiritual institutions of Bharat.

Appreciated by PM Sri Narendra Modi

Appreciated by PM Sri Narendra Modi

Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Conferred by Smt. Droupadi Murmu, President of India — 2024

Honorary Doctorate

Maharshi Panini Sanskrit University, Madhya Pradesh — 2023

Blessed by Revered Spiritual Leaders

Sringeri, Kanchi and Pejawar Maths, and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams

Appreciated by National Leaders

Sri Narendra Modi, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Sri Ramnath Kovind

Reach

12

Countries where Gita discourses have been delivered

10+

Awards and honors received

Bharat · United States · United Kingdom · Russia · Bahrain · Muscat · Kuwait · Dubai · Malaysia · Qatar · Singapore · Australia

Registered & Recognized in India and the USA

80G ApprovedFCRA Registered501(c)(3) Certified
The Vision Ahead

Bhagavadgita University

A permanent center for spirituality and social service where Bhagavadgita is not only preserved, but taught, sung and lived.
This is the Foundation's ultimate goal, which is yet to be built.

Aerial architectural concept for the envisioned Bhagavadgita University — a temple at the center of a campus of colonnaded halls, gardens and water channels
Artist's concept — the envisioned Bhagavadgita University

A Permanent Home

Sri Krishna Mandir, a Dhyana & Yoga mandir, Brindavanam and a Gosala.

A Place to Learn

Bhagavadgita classrooms, a school, a library and a recording theater.

A Place to Serve

Annaprasada hall, a cultural theater and an amphitheater open to all.

“Let the light of the Gita shine in every home. Let every individual become a protector of Sanatana Dharma. Let the complete Bhagavadgita resonate in every temple, and let Gita Mandirs arise in every village.”

— Dr. L.V. Gangadhara Sastry
Be Part of It

Join the Mission

There are many ways to be part of spreading the light of Bhagavadgita — and most of them cost nothing at all.

Official Registrations

Registration details below are drawn from the official approval letters on file. Click a country card to preview the letter and download it.