|| Bhagavad Gita ||

The Gita on your Home Screen

Read, listen, study, practice.

Updesh brings the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita into your daily life -- with Sanskrit audio, multiple commentaries, and a verse waiting for you every morning.

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700

Verses

18

Chapters

18+

Commentaries

100%

Free

Features

Everything the Gita offers, in your pocket

Whether you are reading for the first time or have studied it for decades, Updesh meets you where you are.

Verse of the Day

A new verse on your Home Screen every morning. Sanskrit, English, and a reflection on why it matters today.

Sanskrit Audio

Every verse has professional recitation. Tap play and follow along. Download all audio for offline listening.

Multiple Commentaries

Read the same verse through different eyes. Compare insights from Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya, and more.

Reading Paths

"When you're anxious." "On finding purpose." Curated themes that speak to what you are going through.

Study Tools

Bookmark verses. Add personal notes. Track reading progress across all 18 chapters. Pick up where you left off.

Daily Practice

Build a reading streak. Set a daily reminder. Make the Gita part of your routine -- a quiet moment in your day.

Home Screen Widget

The Gita, right on your Home Screen

Add the Updesh widget and a new Sanskrit verse appears on your Home Screen every morning. No need to open the app -- the wisdom comes to you. Tap to go deeper: read the translation, hear the audio, explore the commentary.

  • ✓ Widget in small, medium, and large sizes
  • ✓ Sanskrit verse in Devanagari, refreshed daily
  • ✓ Tap to open the full verse with audio and commentary
  • ✓ Works offline -- no internet needed
  • ✓ A quiet daily touchpoint, not another notification
Updesh widget on iPhone Home Screen showing a Sanskrit verse from the Bhagavad Gita

Verse of the Day

Wisdom that greets you every morning

Every day, Updesh presents a new verse from the Bhagavad Gita. Sanskrit in Devanagari, English translation, and a short reflection on why it matters today. Start your morning with one verse -- that is all you need.

  • ✓ A new verse every day, cycling through all 700
  • ✓ Sanskrit in Devanagari with English translation
  • ✓ IAST transliteration with proper diacriticals
  • ✓ "Why This Matters" -- ancient wisdom, modern life

Verse of the Day

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
मा फलेषु कदाचन
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्
मा ते सङ्गो’स्त्वकर्मणि

"You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions."

Bhagavad Gita 2.47

Deep Study

One verse, many perspectives

The Gita has been interpreted for centuries. Updesh brings together commentaries from different schools of thought -- so you can read the same verse through different eyes and form your own understanding.

  • ✓ Adi Shankaracharya (Advaita Vedanta)
  • ✓ Ramanujacharya (Vishishtadvaita)
  • ✓ Swami Sivananda, Chinmayananda, and more
  • ✓ Word-by-word Sanskrit meanings
  • ✓ Complete offline access -- no internet needed

Commentary

Shankaracharya teaches that detachment from results is the path to liberation. The doer must act, but without clinging to outcomes -- for attachment itself is the root of suffering.

Adi Shankaracharya on Verse 2.47
Advaita Vedanta tradition

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