तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
Saarthi
when you feel lost.
From darkness, toward light. A spiritual guidance app: a Bhagavad Gita verse for what you feel, the Ram Shalaka oracle for what you must decide.
What is Saarthi?
Saarthi is a digital Gita jar: a free spiritual guidance app for when you feel lost, with a Bhagavad Gita verse for what you are feeling and the Ram Shalaka oracle for what you must decide.
It began with a simple ritual object: the Gita jar, a glass jar filled with chits, each carrying a verse from the Bhagavad Gita. When something weighs on you, you reach in and pull one out. Krishna speaks. You listen.
Saarthi is that jar, for the phone in your pocket. Choose what you are feeling (anxiety, fear, anger, loneliness, grief, confusion, overthinking, hope, purpose, or peace) and receive guidance drawn from Krishna's teachings to Arjuna. Every card carries the original Sanskrit, a plain translation, and a reflection written for this moment.
Saarthi also carries the Ram Shalaka Prashnavali, the classical oracle from Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas. When you face a decision, meditate on Shri Ram, hold your question, and touch a letter on the grid. A chaupai is drawn, with a reflection and the traditional phal. Your first 11 readings are free, each one whole, and it works entirely offline.
No sign-up needed to begin. The free tier works fully offline and stays private. No subscriptions, ever: premium, when you want it, is a single one-time unlock. Saarthi asks you to sign in with Google only at that point, solely to activate your premium purchase and keep your saved verses synced across your devices. No noise. Download the Saarthi app, your digital Gita jar, and open it the next time the weight returns.
Bhagavad Gita · 2.47
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
मा फलेषु कदाचन॥
You have the right to your effort, never to its fruits.
We exhaust ourselves bargaining with the outcome. Peace begins the moment we stop.
The question Arjuna asked is the question you carry.
The Bhagavad Gita
Not an app. A ritual.
A ritual, like drawing a chit from a jar. One pull, one verse, one reflection for the exact weight you carry.
First, choose your inner state
Whatever you're carrying, the Gita has spoken to it.
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- ConfusionFree
- PeaceFree
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Then a reading unfolds
Choose
Name the weight you're carrying: anxiety, grief, hope. There is no wrong answer. The Gita has spoken to every one.
Receive
A card appears: the original Sanskrit, a plain translation, and a reflection written for this exact moment, not for the ages.
Reflect
Sit with it. What resonates, save. What needs time, let rest. Return whenever the weight returns.
राम शलाका प्रश्नावली
When you must decide, ask Ram Shalaka.
Tulsidas's oracle from the Ramcharitmanas. Hold one sincere question, close your eyes, and touch a single letter. You don't choose the verse. The letter you land on chooses it for you.
Touch a letter, or watch it choose
Ram Shalaka · Tulsidas
सुनु सिय सत्य असीस हमारी।पूजिहि मन कामना तुम्हारी॥
What your heart seeks is already coming to you.
Listen, this blessing is true. The deepest desire of your heart will be fulfilled.
The answer was already there. It found you.
Wisdom Paths
Each path serves a distinct moment. The Gita for what you're feeling, Ram Shalaka for what you must decide. More arriving, each for a different kind of lost.
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता
Bhagavad Gita
Krishna's counsel to Arjuna, for what you are feeling. Name the weight, receive the verse.
राम शलाका प्रश्नावली
Ram Shalaka Prashnavali
Tulsidas's oracle from the Ramcharitmanas, for what you must decide. Hold a question, the letter answers.
Soon
Another Path
Saarthi grows slowly. One wisdom path at a time.
How it's made
Every verse
Original Sanskrit, a plain translation, and a reflection written for your moment, not for the ages.
Four languages
English, Hindi, Gujarati, and Telugu. Each reflection written in its own voice, not translated from another. Every one an original.
No noise
No streaks. No feeds. No habit to maintain. Open it when the weight returns.
Free Forever. Premium Once.
No subscriptions. No expiration. A single offering for lifetime guidance.
| Feature | Seeker₹0free, forever | Premium₹399once, for a lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Gita inner states | 3 | All 10 |
| Gita pulls | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Ram Shalaka readings | 11, each one whole | Unlimited |
| Saved verses | Not included | Included |
| Sync across devices | Not included | Included |
| Future wisdom paths | Not included | Included |
| Works offline | Yes | Yes |
| Sign-in | Not needed | Only to activate |
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Questions
What is Saarthi?
Saarthi is a digital Gita jar. It is a free spiritual guidance app for Android: choose what you are feeling and receive a Bhagavad Gita verse with a plain translation and a reflection, or consult the Ram Shalaka Prashnavali when you must decide.
Is Saarthi free?
Yes. Three Gita inner states, anxiety, confusion, and peace, are free forever with unlimited pulls, and your first 11 Ram Shalaka readings are free and whole. A single unlock of ₹399 opens everything else. There are no subscriptions.
Does Saarthi work offline?
Fully. The free jar and the Ram Shalaka grid are bundled inside the app and work from the first open, with no internet and no account.
Which languages does Saarthi speak?
English, Hindi, Gujarati, and Telugu. Each reflection is written independently in its own language, never translated from another, so it reads the way the language is actually spoken.
What is the difference between the Gita jar and Ram Shalaka?
The Gita jar answers what you are feeling. You name an inner state and a verse rises to meet it. Ram Shalaka answers what you must decide. You hold one question, touch a letter, and a chaupai of Tulsidas replies.
Sources
Sanskrit verses and their transliteration follow IIT Kanpur Gitasupersite. The Ram Shalaka grid and its nine chaupais are from Tulsidas's Shri Ramcharitmanas. Every translation and reflection, in all four languages, is written for Saarthi and is not reproduced from any edition.
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