18 Chapters. 700 Sacred Verses.
Spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Discover eternal guidance on duty, mind control, devotion, and liberation.
All 18 Adhyayas (Chapters)
Select a chapter to read its verses and divine commentaries
Arjuna's Vishada Yoga
Arjuna surveys the armies at Kurukshetra and is overwhelmed with grief, moral conflict, and confusion.
Sankhya Yoga
Krishna teaches the immortality of the Atman (soul), Nishkama Karma (selfless action), and the qualities of a Sthitaprajna (stable intellect).
Karma Yoga
Krishna explains that action is unavoidable and prescribes selfless duty offered as worship without attachment to results.
Jnana-Karma-Sanyasa Yoga
Krishna reveals the tradition of divine wisdom, the avatars of God, and how wisdom burns the karmic bonds of action.
Karma-Sanyasa Yoga
Krishna reconciles external renunciation (sannyasa) with inward dedication of action, finding peace in the supreme truth.
Dhyana Yoga
The science of controlling the mind, disciplined posture, constant practice (abhyasa), and inner stillness through meditation.
Jnana-Vijnana Yoga
Krishna reveals His divine energies, lower material nature and higher spiritual energy, and the four types of devotees.
Aksara Brahma Yoga
The nature of Brahman, the mind's final thought at the time of departure, and the eternal spiritual destination.
Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga
The sovereign science and secret of pure bhakti (devotion), how the Divine receives even a leaf, flower, fruit, or water with love.
Vibhuti Yoga
Krishna describes His infinite divine manifestations and opulences pervading the entire cosmos.
Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga
Arjuna is bestowed the divine vision to behold Krishna's awe-inspiring, cosmic universal form (Vishwaroopa).
Bhakti Yoga
The path of heartfelt love and devotional service, detailing the endearing virtues of Krishna's beloved bhaktas.
Kshetra-Kshetragya Vibhaga Yoga
Distinction between the field of the body (Kshetra) and the knower of the field (Kshetrajna), and Supreme Consciousness.
Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga
The three modes of material nature—Sattva (goodness), Rajas (passion), and Tamas (ignorance)—and transcending them.
Purushottama Yoga
The metaphor of the cosmic Ashwattha tree and the Supreme Divine Person (Purushottama) beyond the perishable and imperishable.
Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
The distinction between divine virtues that liberate (daivi sampad) and demonic traits that bind (asuri sampad).
Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga
The three kinds of faith, diet, worship, charity (dana), and austerity (tapas) aligned with the mystic vibration 'Om Tat Sat'.
Moksha-Sanyasa Yoga
The pinnacle of the Gita: the true meaning of Tyaga, surrender to the Supreme Divine ('Sarva-dharman parityajya'), and eternal victory.