Essence of Bhagavad Gita Decoded
Invocation Verses
Oṁ pārthāya pratibodhitāṁ bhagavatā nārāyaṇena svayaṁ vyāsena gratitāṁ purāṇa muninā madhye mahābhāratam I advaitāmṛtavarṁiṇīṁ bhagavatīṁ aṣṭāśdaśādhyāyinīṁ amba tvām anusandadhāmi bhagavadgīte bhavadveṁiṇīm II
Oṁ, I meditate upon you, Bhagavad Gītā the affectionate Mother, the Divine Mother showering the nectar of Advaita (non-duality) and destroying rebirth, (who was) incorporated into the Mahābhārat of eighteen chapters by sage Vyāsa, the author of the purāṇas and imparted to Arjuna by Lord Nārāyaṇa, Himself.
vasudeva sutaṁ devaṁ kamsa cāṇūra mardanam I devakī paramānandaṁ kṛṣṇam vande jagadgurum II
I bow down to you Lord Kṛṣṇa, Jagadguru (Master to the world), son of Vasudeva, Supreme Bliss of Devakī, destroyer of Kaṁsa and Cāṇūra.