Help and support
Last updated 30 October 2026
Need help, found a mistake in a verse or its meaning, or have an idea? Write to [email protected]. Please mention the verse number (for example 2.47). If the app isn't working properly, please also tell us your phone model.
मदद चाहिए, किसी श्लोक या उसके अर्थ में कोई ग़लती दिखी, या कोई सुझाव है? हमें [email protected] पर लिखें। श्लोक संख्या (जैसे 2.47) ज़रूर बताएँ। अगर ऐप ठीक से नहीं चल रहा, तो अपने फ़ोन का मॉडल भी बताएँ।
How do I move from verse to verse?
Swipe up for the next verse and down for the one before. On a computer, use the arrow keys or the space bar. Each chapter starts with a card that introduces it. To jump to a chapter or verse, tap the chapter name at the top of the screen, then tap a chapter and a verse number.
What does the Meaning button show?
Every verse has a Meaning button at the bottom. It opens a short explanation of the verse and, on the Word by word tab, each Sanskrit word with its meaning, in English and Hindi (following the languages you show in Settings). Where the classical commentators, such as Shankara, Ramanuja and Madhva, read a verse differently, a note headed "Where readings differ" explains how.
How do I turn the tanpura off or change its volume?
Tap the music-note icon at the top of the screen to turn the tanpura on or off. To change its volume, open Settings (the sliders icon at the top right) and tap one of the bars under Tanpura. The tanpura pauses while the app is in the background and carries on when you come back.
Can I make the text bigger or hide a language?
Yes. Open Settings (the sliders icon at the top right). Under Text size, choose Small, Medium or Large. Under Show on each verse, turn the transliteration (the Sanskrit in Roman letters), the English meaning or the Hindi meaning on or off. Under Appearance, choose Light, Dark or Auto (Auto follows your phone). On a long verse at a large size, the transliteration may be left out so that the verse fits on one screen.
Where are my saved verses?
Tap the bookmark icon at the bottom of a verse to save it, and tap it again to remove it. To see all your saved verses, tap the bookmarks icon at the top of the screen; there, tap × next to a verse to remove it. Saved verses and your reading position are kept on this device (in the web version, in this browser) and are not synced to your other devices. Deleting the app deletes them, though on Android, Google's device backup may restore them if you reinstall.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once installed from the App Store or Google Play, the app works with no internet connection. The web version needs a connection to load.
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no subscription, no advertising, no in-app purchase and no sign-in.
Where do the text and translations come from?
The Sanskrit text comes from Sanskrit Wikisource (shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence). It was checked verse by verse against a second digital text, the open gita/gita dataset, and its readings and verse numbering follow the Gita Press edition.
The English and Hindi translations and the explanations are new. They were written for Ek Verse with the help of AI and checked by AI reviewers against the Sanskrit and the classical commentaries. They have not yet been reviewed by a Sanskrit scholar, so please treat them as a draft. More details are in Settings, under About, sources and licences.
I found a mistake
Thank you. Please email [email protected] with the verse number, what the app says, and what you think it should say.
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