The Bhagavad Gita
A dialogue of liberation across 18 chapters and 700 verses. Each chapter is a yoga, a path of union with the Divine.
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The Gita's first teaching of the eternal soul.
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अर्जुनविषादयोग
Arjuna Viṣhāda Yoga
The Yoga of Arjuna's Grief
Arjuna surveys the battlefield of Kurukshetra and is overcome with sorrow and moral confusion.
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Sāṅkhya Yoga
Transcendental Knowledge
Krishna begins his teaching on the eternal nature of the soul and the practice of equanimity.
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Karma Yoga
The Yoga of Action
The path of selfless action performed as an offering, without attachment to results.
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Jñāna Karma Sanyāsa Yoga
The Yoga of Knowledge & Renunciation of Action
Krishna reveals the ancient lineage of this knowledge and the wisdom that consumes all action.
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Karma Sanyāsa Yoga
The Yoga of Renunciation
The harmony between renunciation of action and action in devotion.
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Dhyāna Yoga
The Yoga of Meditation
The discipline of the mind through meditation and the qualities of a true yogi.
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Jñāna Vijñāna Yoga
Knowledge & Realization
Krishna describes his divine energies and the rarity of the soul that truly knows him.
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Akṣara Brahma Yoga
The Imperishable Absolute
The nature of the eternal Brahman and the soul's journey at the time of death.
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Rāja Vidyā Rāja Guhya Yoga
The King of Knowledge & Secrets
The most confidential knowledge of devotion and the all-pervading presence of the Divine.
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Vibhūti Yoga
The Divine Glories
Krishna reveals his infinite manifestations throughout all of creation.
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Viśwarūpa Darśana Yoga
The Vision of the Universal Form
Arjuna beholds Krishna's cosmic form containing all worlds and beings.
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Bhakti Yoga
The Yoga of Devotion
The supremacy of loving devotion and the beloved qualities of a true devotee.
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Kṣetra Kṣetrajña Vibhāga Yoga
The Field & the Knower of the Field
The distinction between the body (the field) and the soul (its knower).
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Guṇatraya Vibhāga Yoga
The Three Modes of Nature
How goodness, passion, and ignorance bind the soul, and how to transcend them.
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Puruṣhottama Yoga
The Yoga of the Supreme Person
The metaphor of the cosmic tree and the nature of the Supreme Person.
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Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāga Yoga
The Divine & Demoniac Natures
The contrasting qualities that lead the soul toward liberation or bondage.
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Śraddhātraya Vibhāga Yoga
The Three Divisions of Faith
How faith, food, sacrifice, and charity reflect the three modes of nature.
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Mokṣa Sanyāsa Yoga
The Yoga of Liberation
The conclusion: renunciation, surrender, and the final message of liberation.
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