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Gita Chanting Competition 2026
March 21 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
NOTE: For the competition students will be asked to chant a subset of the verses assigned to their age group.
Our annual Gita Chanting competition is scheduled for Saturday March 21st (for children) and TBD (for adults) 2026.
The competition will be conducted in person at the Ashram for children and via Teams for adults.
It will be on Chapter 12, “Yoga of Devotion/Bhakti Yoga”.
The verses to be memorized for the competition are as follows:
Shishu-KG: Verses 1-8
1st-2nd grade: Verses 1-11
3rd-4th grade: Verses 1-14
5th-6th grade: Verses 1-17
7th+ grades: Verses 1-20
Adults: entire chapter (verses 1-20)
Adults: entire chapter (verses 1-20)
Note: For adults, there are 2 parts to the challenge: recitation from memory, and quiz on the meaning. You can choose to participate in one or both.
Please encourage your kids to participate. Do signup your kids to help the planning.
You can download the PDF of the verses below:
Download audio files in ‘Lead and repeat’ mode
Practice classes for Gita Chanting are available:
In person at Ashram:
Sun. 10:40-11:20am Room M2
Sun. 1:20-1:50pm Room M2
Online:
Saturday afternoon 3:30-4pm – Click here ->Teams mtg
Mon, Tue, 7:45pm-8:10pm – Click here ->Zoom mtg
Parents, do encourage your kids to participate. You can chant with them at home and help them memorize. It is a win-win for both!