The song of the Lord
Bhagavad-gītā
भगवद्गीता
A conversation on a battlefield, between a man who cannot act and the friend who turns out to be God. Eighteen chapters.
18 chapters701 verses
- 1Arjuna's despairArjuna-viṣāda-yoga47 verses
- 2The soul, and what to do about itSāṅkhya-yoga72 verses
- 3ActionKarma-yoga43 verses
- 4Knowledge and actionJñāna-karma-sannyāsa-yoga42 verses
- 5Renouncing the fruitKarma-sannyāsa-yoga29 verses
- 6MeditationDhyāna-yoga47 verses
- 7Knowledge and realisationJñāna-vijñāna-yoga30 verses
- 8The imperishableAkṣara-brahma-yoga28 verses
- 9The most confidential knowledgeRāja-vidyā-rāja-guhya-yoga34 verses
- 10Divine opulenceVibhūti-yoga42 verses
- 11The universal formViśvarūpa-darśana-yoga55 verses
- 12DevotionBhakti-yoga20 verses
- 13The field and its knowerKṣetra-kṣetrajña-vibhāga-yoga35 verses
- 14The three modesGuṇatraya-vibhāga-yoga27 verses
- 15The supreme personPuruṣottama-yoga20 verses
- 16Divine and demoniac naturesDaivāsura-sampad-vibhāga-yoga24 verses
- 17Three kinds of faithŚraddhātraya-vibhāga-yoga28 verses
- 18Conclusion, and surrenderMokṣa-sannyāsa-yoga78 verses