# Gītā Jayantī > The Ekādaśī that grants liberation **Also known as:** Gītā Jayantī — the day Bhagavad-gītā was spoken --- ## Significance Mokṣadā Ekādaśī occurs during the waxing moon of the month of Mārgaśīrṣa (November-December). This is one of the most auspicious Ekādaśīs because it commemorates the day when Lord Kṛṣṇa spoke the Bhagavad-gītā to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukṣetra. The name "Mokṣadā" means "bestower of liberation." Observing this Ekādaśī with devotion is said to free one from the cycle of birth and death. --- ## Gītā Jayantī On this day, devotees celebrate the "birthday" of Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā. Special readings, recitations, and discourses on the Gītā are held in temples worldwide. > The *Bhagavad-gītā* is the essence of all Vedic knowledge. One who reads *Bhagavad-gītā* will be freed from all the reactions of sinful activities. > > — Śrīla Prabhupāda --- ## Observance - **Fasting:** Complete fast from grains and beans - **Reading:** Complete recitation of Bhagavad-gītā - **Chanting:** Extra rounds of the mahā-mantra - **Worship:** Special abhiṣeka of Śrīla Prabhupāda's Gītā --- ## From the Scriptures The glories of this Ekādaśī are described in the *Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa*, in a conversation between Lord Kṛṣṇa and Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira. --- ## Related - [[bg|Bhagavad-gītā As It Is]] - [[wiki/events/ekadasi|About Ekādaśī]] - [[wiki/articles/arjuna|Arjuna]] --- *See [[wiki/events/events|Vaiṣṇava Calendar]] for this year's date.*