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.
Why use this skill?
Access daily Bhagavad Gita verses, Sanskrit text, and translations from world-renowned scholars with the OpenClaw gita-sotd skill.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/apatki1996/gita-sotdWhat This Skill Does
The gita-sotd skill provides seamless access to the profound wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita directly within your OpenClaw environment. By interfacing with the vedicscriptures API, this agent skill allows you to retrieve specific verses, get a random slok for meditation, or pull the 'Slok of the Day' (SOTD) to maintain a daily spiritual practice. It supports a variety of renowned commentators and translators, including A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Swami Sivananda, providing access to both Sanskrit text and detailed translations. Whether you are conducting academic research, seeking daily inspiration, or exploring Hindu philosophy, this tool simplifies the process of verse retrieval through simple CLI commands or agent-based triggers.
Installation
To integrate this skill into your local OpenClaw workspace, execute the following command in your terminal:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/apatki1996/gita-sotd
Ensure that you have Python 3 installed on your system, as the skill utilizes a Python-based wrapper to communicate with the vedicscriptures API. Once installed, verify the installation by running python3 scripts/fetch_slok.py --random to ensure successful connectivity to the remote source.
Use Cases
- Daily Reflection: Automatically fetch a new verse every morning to serve as a meditative prompt for the day.
- Scholarly Study: Compare different philosophical interpretations by rotating through various translators like 'gambir' or 'raman'.
- Content Creation: Quickly retrieve accurate Sanskrit text and translations for articles, newsletters, or social media posts regarding Vedic wisdom.
- Application Integration: Developers building spiritual or educational apps can use the underlying API structure (documented in the reference) to power their own frontend components.
Example Prompts
- "Can you provide me with the Slok of the Day from the Bhagavad Gita?"
- "I need to see chapter 2, verse 47 in the style of Swami Sivananda."
- "Give me a random verse from the Bhagavad Gita and explain the deeper meaning behind it."
Tips & Limitations
To maximize the utility of this skill, familiarize yourself with the available translator shorthand codes (prabhu, siva, purohit, etc.). Note that while the tool is excellent for retrieving text, it does not provide original linguistic analysis or synthetic commentary beyond what is offered by the selected translators. Ensure your network is active, as the skill requires external connectivity to the vedicscriptures API to function. If you encounter errors, verify your internet connection, as the command-line interface relies heavily on the stability of the public API endpoint.
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{
"plugins": {
"official-apatki1996-gita-sotd": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: network-access, external-api, code-execution