The Importance of the Twelfth Chapter of Bhagwat Gita. (Ch-12)

In Bharat, there is a famous town known as Kolhapur which is renowned for its sacred Mahalaxmi temple. This whole area is known as Siddha kshetra. Once a Prince from a nearby state came visiting here.

The handsome Prince Siddha Samadhi had a holy dip in Manikanth tirth after which he performed Tarpan to his ancestors. After that, he sat and started praying to Mahalaxmi. He sang her praises saying that she is a combination of Ichhashakti, Gyanshakti, and Kriyashakti.

She takes various forms in order to protect her bhakts appears as Brahmi, Vaishnavi, Aindri, Chandika, etc. She is the one that fulfills all the wishes of bhakts. Mahalaxmi was satisfied by his prayers and she appeared before him. She inquired as to what did he wish. He told the Devi that his father King Brahadrath had organized a Yagya, but he became sick and met with an untimely death in the middle of the Yagya. The horse which was sent around as a part of this Yagya was now missing. They had searched for the horses but they could not be traced. He wanted to fulfill his father's obligation but could not do so. So he wanted the Devi to help him trace the horses so that he could fulfill his obligations as his only son. The Devi directed him to go to a tapasvi staying near the entrance of the temple.

So the Prince goes to the tapasvi who instantly knows everything about the Prince's problem through Devi. He assures the Prince and immediately summons the devtas there. The devta's immediately arrive before him shivering with fright. He orders them to immediately free the Prince's horse which was robbed by Indra.

The devta's leave and soon are back with the horse in the toe. Prince Siddha Samadhi cannot believe this happening in front of his eyes. He gathers courage and asks the Brahmin in amazement as to actually what hold does he have on all devtas hat they immediately come & fulfill all the tasks. The Brahmin informs him that this is the Shakti of the 12th chapter of the Gita. It has the power to even summon devtas. The Prince then requests the Brahmin to bring his father back to life as his body was preserved in herbal oils.

The Brahmin is taken near the corpse. He takes some water and after sanctifying it, he places it on the dead man's head. The King becomes alive immediately.

From that day onwards the father-son duo is reading the 12th chapter of Gita regularly.