Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Song of God

The Bhagavad Gita, or the Song of the Lord, is a dialogue between Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu, and his friend and disciple, Arjuna. This dialogue takes place in the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata. The Bhagavad Gita is composed of 701 Shlokas (verses) arranged in 18 chapters. It is one of the best-known philosophical texts of Hinduism, and is said to contain the essence of Upanishadic thought.The Bhagavad Gita occurs just before the great battle of Mahabharata begins. The army mustered by the five Pandava brothers was to fight the battle against the army of the Pandava’s cousin, Duryodhana, who had robbed them (the Pandavas) of their rightful kingdom and further, refused to participate in any plans for a compromise. After making all possible attempts to peacefully get back their kingdom, or even the right to own a mere five villages in the kingdom, the Pandava brothers decided to fight a war to gain justice.

Arjuna, the third of the five Pandava princes, was perhaps the greatest and most renowned warrior-hero in the Pandava army. Before the battle began, both Duryodhana and Arjuna went to Krishna to seek his aid. Krishna said that he would not personally lift weapons and fight in the battle, but the cousins could choose to have him, unarmed, on their side, or to have the use of his large army. Arjuna chose to have Krishna with him, and Duryodhana was delighted to add the vast, skilled army of Krishna to his forces. Krishna agreed to drive Arjuna’s chariot and thus to be with him throughout the battle.

Just before the fighting commenced, Arjuna asked Krishna to place his chariot between the two armies, so that he could take a good look at his enemy. In the enemy ranks, Arjuna saw his cousins, other relatives and his teachers. At this crucial moment, Arjuna’s attachment to his preceptors and family came to the fore, and doubt entered his mind as to the ‘rightness’ of the battle. In his confusion, he no longer knew the course of action that he should take, and he turned to Krishna for guidance. Krishna talked to him, helping him to examine his own motives and desires, and showing him ways to rise above the limitations of his own personality to do what was best for himself and good for society. This dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna, is the Bhagavad Gita.

The eighteen chapters of the Bhagavad Gita are classified as ‘Yogas’, starting with the ‘yoga’ of Arjuna’s depression and ending with the Yoga of ‘liberation through renunciation’.

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Chapter 2 – Introduction
2.1 tam tatha kripaya
2.2 kutastva kashmalamidam
2.3 klaibyam ma sma gamah
2.4 katham bhishmam
2.5 gurunahatva hi
2.6 na chaitadvidmah
2.7 karpanya-doshopahata
2.8 na hi prapashyami
2.9 evam-uktva hrishikesham
2.10 tam-uvacha hrishikeshah
2.11 ashochyan-anvashochas-tvam
2.12 na tvevaham jatu nasam
2.13 dehino ‘smin yatha
2.14 matra-sparshas
2.15 yam hi na vyathayantyete
2.16 nasato vidyate
2.17 avinashi tu
2.18 antavanta ime
2.19 ya enam
2.20 na jayate mriyate
2.21 vedavinashinam nityam
2.22 vasansi jirnani
2.23 nainam chhindanti
2.24 achchhedyo ‘yam
2.25 avyakto ‘yam
2.26 atha chainam
2.27 jatasya hi dhruvo
2.28 avyaktadini
2.29 ashcharya
2.30 dehi nityam
2.31 swa-dharmam
2.32 yadrichchhaya
2.33 atha chet tvam
2.34 akirtim chapi
2.35 bhayad ranad
2.36 avachya-vadansh
2.37 hato va prapsyasi
2.38 sukha-duhkhe
2.39 esha te ‘bhihita
2.40 nehabhikrama
2.41 vyavasayatmika
2.42 yamimam pushpitam
2.43 kamatmanah
2.44 bhogaiswvarya
2.45 trai-gunya
2.46 yavan artha
2.47 karmany-evadhikaras
2.48 yoga-sthah kuru
2.49 durena hy-avaram
2.50 buddhi-yukto
2.51 karma-jam buddhi
2.52 yada te moha
2.53 shruti-vipratipanna
2.54 sthita-prajnasya
2.55 prajahati
2.56 duhkheshv
2.57 yah sarvatranabhi
2.58 yada sanharate
2.59 vishaya vinivartante
2.60 yatato hyapi
2.61 tani sarvani
2.62 dhyayato vishayan
2.63 krodhad bhavati
2.64 raga-dvesha
2.65 prasade sarva
2.66 nasti buddhir
2.67 indriyanam hi
2.68 tasmad yasya
2.69 ya nisha
2.70 apuryamanam
2.71 vihaya kaman
2.72 esha brahmi

Chapter 18 – Introduction
18.1 samnyasasya mahabaho
18.2 kamyanam karmanam
18.3 tyajyam dosavadityeke
18.4 niscayam srnu
18.5 yajna dana tapahkarma
18.6 etanyapi tu
18.7 niyatasya tu
18.8 duhkhamityeva yatkarma
18.9 karyamityeva yatkarma
18.10 na dvestyakusalam
18.11 na hi dehabhrta
18.12 anistamistam misram
18.13 pancaitani mahabaho
18.14 adhisthanam tatha
18.15 sarira vanmanobhir
18.16 tatraivam sati
18.17 yasya nahankrto
18.18 jnanam jneyam
18.19 jnanam karma
18.20 sarvabhutesu yenaikam
18.21 prthaktvena tu
18.22 yattu krtsna vadekasmin
18.23 niyatam sangarahitam
18.24 yattu kamepsuna
18.25 anubandham ksayam
18.26 muktasango’nahamvadi
18.27 ragi karmaphalaprepsur
18.28 ayuktah prakrtah
18.29 buddherbhedam dhrtescaiva
18.30 pravrttim ca
18.31 yaya dharmamadharmam
18.32 adharmam dharmamiti
18.33 dhrtya yaya
18.34 yaya tu dharmakama
18.35 yaya svapnam
18.36 sukham tvidanim
18.37 yattadagre visamiva
18.38 visayendriyasamyoga
18.39 yadagre canubandhe
18.40 na tadasti prthivyam
18.41 brahmana ksatriyavisam
18.42 samo damastapah
18.43 sauryam tejo
18.44 krsigaur aksyavanijyam
18.45 sve sve karmanyabhiratah
18.46 yatah pravrttirbhutanam
18.47 sreyansvadharmo vigunah
18.48 sahajam karma
18.49 asaktabuddhih sarvatra
18.50 siddhim prapto
18.51 buddhya visuddhaya
18.52 viviktasevi laghvasi
18.53 ahankaram balam
18.54 brahmabhutah prasannatma
18.55 bhaktya mamabhijanati
18.56 sarvakarmanyapi sada
18.57 cetasa sarvakarmani
18.58 maccittah sarvadurgani
18.59 yad ahankaram asritya
18.60 svabhavajena kaunteya
18.61 isvarah sarvabhutanam
18.62 tameva saranam
18.63 iti te jnanamakhyatam
18.64 sarvaguhyatamam bhuyah
18.65 manmana bhava
18.66 sarvadharman parityajya
18.67 idam te natapaskaya
18.68 ya idam paramam
18.69 na ca tasman manusyesu
18.70 adhyesyate ca
18.71 sraddhavanan asuyasca
18.72 kaccid etacchrutam partha
18.73 nasto mohah
18.74 ityaham vasudevasya
18.75 vyasa prasadacchrutavan
18.76 rajansamsmrtya samsmrtya
18.77 tacca samsmrtya
18.78 yatra yogesvarah krsno

The 18 Chapters of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita

The 18 Chapters of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita

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Gita Dhyanam

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Gita Ch 01 – Arjuna Vishada Yoga

Arjuna the great warrior is overpowered by grief and delusion born out of a sense of attachment to his kith and kin. In his delusory state, he makes several fallacious…

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Gita Ch 02 – Sankhya Yoga

Arjuna acknowledges in the opening few verses that he is confused about his duty and surrenders to the Lord to instruct him about what is good for him. Thereafter, the Lord…

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Gita Ch 03 – Karma Yoga

In this chapter, the Lord teaches the importance of action and explains why and how one must act in the world so that the mind and intellect are purified and relieved of…

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Gita Ch 04 – Jnana Yoga

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Gita Ch 05 – Sanyasa Yoga

This chapter stands as a bridge between the action-oriented life extolled by the Lord in the previous two chapers and the life of contemplation that follows in the next. The…

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Gita Ch 06 – Dhyana Yoga

This chapter provides practical methods of meditation for one who has purified the mind by diligently engaging in karma-yoga described in the previous chapters. For such a…

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Gita Ch 07- Jnana Vijnana Yoga

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Gita Ch 08 – Akshara Brahma Yoga

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Gita Ch 09 – Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga

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Gita Ch 10 – Vibuthi Yoga

Arjuna acknowledges the Supreme nature of the Lord but asks how He can constantly be remembered even as one is perceiving this pluralistic world. In response, the Lord…

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Gita Ch 11 – Viswarupa Darshana Yoga

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Gita Ch 12 – Bhakti Yoga

The shortest chapter of the Gita but in some ways one of the most important ones because it clearly explains the meaning of a term that is often misunderstood – Bhakti. The…

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Gita Ch 13 – Prarkrti Purusha Viveka Yoga

Whereas the first 6 chapters of the Gita were focused on the individual self (jiva) and the next 6 on the seemingly external Supreme Reality (Ishvara), the final 6 chapters…

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Gita Ch 14 – Guna Traya Vibhaga Yoga

If the entire observed universe is nothing but the One Self expressing through the world of matter, how do we explain the endless variety of forms and experiences, each…

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Gita Ch 15 – Purushottama Yoga

In this chapter, the Lord describes the nature of the Supreme Spirit in all its implications. This Spirit is effectively a secret for all of us since its comprehension seems…

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Gita Ch 16 – Dhaivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga

What are the qualities one must cultivate in order to advance spiritually towards liberation and on the other hand, what are the qualities that will drag us down? Explaining…

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Gita Ch 17 – Shraddha Traya Vibhaga Yoga

In this chapter, the Lord shows how the concept of “guna” that was detailed in the 14th chapter applies to faith, worship, food, sacrifices/rituals, austerities and charity.…

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Gita Ch 18 – Moksha Sanyasa Yoga

The concluding chapter of the Gita is essentially a summary of the entire Song of the Lord. In response to Arjuna’s opening question, the Lord differentiates mere abandonment…

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Gita Dhyanam

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