Bhagavad Gita · श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता

The Song of Bhagavan, in full.

Arjuna puts down his bow, and Krishna answers him over 700 verses in 18 chapters. Every verse is here in Sanskrit, Hindi and English, with a one-line summary.

18

Chapters

700

Verses

72

Themes

3

Languages

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The Bhagavad Gita — Krishna speaking to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra

“Whenever dharma declines, I manifest myself.” — Bhagavad Gita 4.7

All 18 chapters

From Arjuna's despair in Chapter 1 to the last teaching in Chapter 18. Tap a chapter to read every verse in it.

Arjuna's despair on the battlefield of Kurukshetra

Arjuna Vishada Yoga

The Yoga of Arjuna's Despair

Krishna teaching the Sankhya — the eternal nature of the self

The Yoga of Knowledge

Krishna guiding Arjuna toward selfless action — Karma Yoga

The Yoga of Action

Krishna on the lineage of yoga and the wisdom of action

Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

Krishna on action and renunciation as one path

Karma Sanyasa Yoga

The Yoga of Renunciation

Krishna on the inward path of meditation — Dhyana Yoga

The Yoga of Meditation

Krishna revealing knowledge and wisdom — Jnana Vijnana Yoga

Jnana Vijnana Yoga

Knowledge and Wisdom

Krishna on the imperishable Brahman and what lies beyond

Akshara Brahma Yoga

The Imperishable Absolute

Krishna sharing the royal knowledge and royal secret

Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga

The Royal Knowledge

Krishna describing his divine glories — Vibhuti Yoga

The Yoga of Divine Glories

The Vishwarupa — Krishna's cosmic universal form

Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga

The Universal Form

Arjuna asking Krishna about the path of devotion — Bhakti Yoga

The Yoga of Devotion

Krishna on the field and the knower of the field

Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga

Field and Knower of the Field

Krishna on the three modes of nature — the Gunas

Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga

The Three Modes of Material Nature

Krishna as the Supreme Person — Purushottama Yoga

Purushottama Yoga

The Yoga of the Supreme Person

Krishna on divine and demoniac qualities — the two natures

Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga

The Divine and Demoniac Natures

Krishna on the three kinds of faith — Shraddha

Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga

The Three Kinds of Faith

Krishna and Arjuna — the final teaching and complete surrender

Moksha Sanyasa Yoga

Liberation through Renunciation

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Verses gathered around the ideas they speak to most — karma, dharma, devotion, the steady mind. Drawn from across the Gita.