About Hey Krishna

The Bhagavad Gita, one verse at a time.

Hey Krishna is a calm way to read and listen to all 701 verses of the Gita: the Sanskrit chant, what it means, the story behind it, and what it can mean in a busy, modern life. For everyone, of any faith or none.

What it is

The Gita is a conversation between Krishna and the warrior Arjuna, on a battlefield, at the moment Arjuna loses his nerve. It is 18 chapters about duty, doubt, work, grief and peace. Hey Krishna gives you that conversation one verse at a time.

  • Every verse is free

    Audio and video for all of them, on the site and in the app. No ads, ever.

  • A daily practice

    A verse a day, a mood check-in, and journeys through the text.

  • An AI guide

    Ask about your day and get an answer drawn from the Gita, with the verse it comes from.

  • Private by design

    Your reading lives on your phone. We never sell your data.

How each verse is made

  1. The Sanskrit first

    Every verse starts from the Sanskrit text, shown in Devanagari and in transliteration so you can chant along.

  2. A plain English rendering

    We write our own English rendering of each verse: close to the text, in words you would actually say.

  3. Four short parts

    What it means, the story around it on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, and what it can mean in your life today, ending with one line to carry with you.

  4. Chant, narration and film

    Each verse becomes a short film with the Sanskrit chant and the narration, so you can listen as easily as read.

Reviewed by a Sanskrit scholar

Our English renderings and narration are our own work, and they are reviewed by a Sanskrit scholar for faithfulness to the text.

Hindu scripture, offered to all.

The guide is an AI, not Krishna

The guide in the app is an AI that answers from the Bhagavad Gita. It is always labelled as an AI guide, and every answer shows the verse it draws on, so you can hear it and check the reading for yourself.

  • It is not Krishna, not a guru and not a person. It can be wrong.
  • It is not medical, legal, financial or mental-health advice.
  • If a message suggests you may be in danger, the app shows help lines right away. It does not contact anyone.
  • Live calls with the Krishna avatar are the same AI guide, with a face and a voice.

The details are in our Terms and Privacy pages.

Start reading

The whole Gita is free on this site today. The app is coming to iPhone and Android.

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