The Bhagavad Gita

18 chapters

  1. 1Arjuna's DespairArjuna Viṣāda Yoga · 47 versesOn the battlefield, Arjuna sees his teachers and cousins on the other side, and his courage gives way to grief.
  2. 2The Path of KnowledgeSāṅkhya Yoga · 72 versesKrishna begins to teach: the Self that never dies, steady wisdom, and action without clinging to results.
  3. 3The Path of ActionKarma Yoga · 43 versesWhy act at all? Krishna explains work as an offering, done for the world rather than for reward.
  4. 4Knowledge and ActionJñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga · 42 versesKrishna reveals he has taught this before, and how knowledge turns action into freedom.
  5. 5The Path of RenunciationKarma Sannyāsa Yoga · 29 versesRenunciation or action? The two meet in a mind that is free inside.
  6. 6The Path of MeditationDhyāna Yoga · 47 versesHow to sit, breathe and steady the mind, and how to be gentle with it when it wanders.
  7. 7Knowledge and WisdomJñāna Vijñāna Yoga · 30 versesKrishna describes his nature, in all things like the thread through a string of pearls.
  8. 8The ImperishableAkṣara Brahma Yoga · 28 versesWhat happens at the end of life, and the imperishable reality behind everything.
  9. 9The Royal SecretRāja Vidyā Rāja Guhya Yoga · 34 versesLove offered simply, a leaf, a flower, water, is received.
  10. 10Divine GloriesVibhūti Yoga · 42 versesWhere Krishna can be seen: in whatever is radiant, strong and beautiful.
  11. 11The Universal FormViśvarūpa Darśana Yoga · 55 versesArjuna asks to see Krishna's universal form, and is shown the whole cosmos at once.
  12. 12The Path of DevotionBhakti Yoga · 20 versesThe path of devotion, and the qualities of the person dear to Krishna.
  13. 13The Field and its KnowerKṣetra Kṣetrajña Vibhāga Yoga · 35 versesThe body as a field, and the knower who witnesses it.
  14. 14The Three GunasGuṇatraya Vibhāga Yoga · 27 versesSattva, rajas and tamas, and how to rise beyond them.
  15. 15The Supreme PersonPuruṣottama Yoga · 20 versesThe upside-down tree of the world, and the Supreme Person beyond it.
  16. 16Two NaturesDaivāsura Sampad Vibhāga Yoga · 24 versesDivine and demonic natures, and the qualities that lead to freedom.
  17. 17Three Kinds of FaithŚraddhātraya Vibhāga Yoga · 28 versesFaith, food, sacrifice and charity, shaped by the gunas.
  18. 18FreedomMokṣa Sannyāsa Yoga · 78 versesThe conclusion: surrender, freedom, and Arjuna ready to act.