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Gita Sotd by kbarbel640-del — Agent Skill

Name: Gita Sotd
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: kbarbel640-del

Gita Sotd

Get the Bhagavad Gita Slok of the Day (SOTD) or fetch specific verses. Use when the user asks for a Gita verse, slok, daily wisdom from the Gita, Hindu scripture quotes, or anything related to the Bhagavad Gita text. Supports Sanskrit text, transliteration, and translations from multiple scholars.

kbarbel640-del Updated Sep 8, 2026 1 repo stars

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Bhagavad Gita Slok of the Day

Fetch verses from the Bhagavad Gita using the free vedicscriptures API.

Usage

Run the script to get a slok:

# Daily slok (deterministic, changes each day)
python3 scripts/fetch_slok.py

# Specific verse
python3 scripts/fetch_slok.py --chapter 2 --verse 47

# Random verse
python3 scripts/fetch_slok.py --random

# Different translator (prabhu, siva, purohit, gambir, chinmay, etc.)
python3 scripts/fetch_slok.py --translator siva

# Raw JSON output
python3 scripts/fetch_slok.py --json

Available Translators

prabhu - A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (default)
siva - Swami Sivananda
purohit - Shri Purohit Swami
gambir - Swami Gambirananda
chinmay - Swami Chinmayananda
tej - Swami Tejomayananda (Hindi)
rams - Swami Ramsukhdas (Hindi)
raman - Sri Ramanuja

Output Format

The script outputs formatted markdown with:

Chapter and verse reference
Sanskrit text (optional)
Transliteration
English/Hindi translation with author attribution

API Reference

Base URL: https://vedicscriptures.github.io

GET /slok/:chapter/:verse - Get specific verse
GET /chapter/:ch - Get chapter info
GET /chapters - List all chapters

The Bhagavad Gita has 18 chapters with 700 total verses.

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