18 Chapters
अर्जुन विषाद योग
Arjuna's Dilemma
Arjuna surveys the battlefield of Kurukshetra, sees his kinsmen on both sides, and is overcome with grief and despair, l…
सांख्य योग
The Yoga of Knowledge
Krishna begins his counsel, explaining the immortality of the soul, the nature of duty, and introducing the foundational…
कर्म योग
The Yoga of Action
Krishna elaborates on the path of selfless action, explaining that all beings must act and that action done as a duty wi…
ज्ञान कर्म संन्यास योग
The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation
Krishna reveals the eternal nature of his divine manifestations, the importance of spiritual knowledge, and the secret o…
कर्म संन्यास योग
The Yoga of Renunciation
Krishna reconciles renunciation of action with the path of action, teaching that the wise see no difference between the …
आत्मसंयम योग
The Yoga of Self-Mastery
Krishna describes the practices of meditation and self-discipline, the characteristics of a true yogi, and the state of …
ज्ञान विज्ञान योग
The Yoga of Wisdom and Realisation
Krishna reveals his divine nature as the source of all creation, the two natures (lower and higher) and why, despite his…
अक्षर ब्रह्म योग
The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman
Krishna explains the nature of Brahman, the cosmic cycle of creation and destruction, and the path of the soul after dea…
राजविद्या राजगुह्य योग
The Yoga of Royal Knowledge
Krishna discloses the most secret and royal knowledge — the nature of his all-pervasive presence, his relationship to al…
विभूति योग
The Yoga of Divine Manifestations
Krishna enumerates his divine glories — how he is the essence of all that is great, luminous, or powerful in creation — …
विश्वरूप दर्शन योग
The Vision of the Universal Form
At Arjuna's request, Krishna grants him divine vision to behold the Vishvarupa — the cosmic, all-devouring universal for…
भक्ति योग
The Yoga of Devotion
Krishna declares devotion (bhakti) as the highest and most direct path, and describes the qualities of a true devotee — …
क्षेत्र क्षेत्रज्ञ विभाग योग
The Field and the Knower of the Field
Krishna distinguishes between the body (the field) and the soul (the knower of the field), and between the lower materia…
गुणत्रय विभाग योग
The Three Modes of Nature
Krishna explains the three gunas — sattva (purity), rajas (passion), and tamas (inertia) — how they bind the soul and ho…
पुरुषोत्तम योग
The Supreme Person
Using the metaphor of the Ashvattha tree, Krishna describes the illusory nature of the material world and reveals himsel…
दैवासुर सम्पद् विभाग योग
The Divine and Demoniac Natures
Krishna contrasts divine qualities (fearlessness, purity, compassion) with demoniac traits (arrogance, cruelty, desire),…
श्रद्धात्रय विभाग योग
The Three Divisions of Faith
Krishna classifies worship, food, sacrifice, and austerity according to the three gunas, emphasising that every action m…
मोक्ष संन्यास योग
The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation
The culminating chapter: Krishna summarises all paths — knowledge, devotion, action — and delivers the final and supreme…