Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītāअध्यायाः

The Chapters

Eighteen chapters of the dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna.

First ṣaṭka · i–viकर्मषट्कम्

The way of works

Arjuna’s crisis, the poise of equality, and action offered as sacrifice.

Chapter I · 46 verses अथ प्रथमोऽध्यायः · atha prathamo’dhyāyaḥ अर्जुनविषादयोगःArjuna-viṣāda-yoga The Yoga of the Dejection of ArjunaThe Human Disciple · The Core of the Teaching · Kurukshetra … Not begunChapter 1
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Chapter II · 72 verses अथ द्वितीयोऽध्यायः · atha dvitīyo’dhyāyaḥ सांख्ययोगःSāṅkhya-yoga The Yoga of KnowledgeThe Creed of the Aryan Fighter · Sankhya and Yoga · Sankhya, Yoga and Vedanta … Not begunChapter 2
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Chapter III · 43 verses अथ तृतीयोऽध्यायः · atha tṛtīyo’dhyāyaḥ कर्मयोगःKarma-yoga The Yoga of the WorksWorks and Sacrifice · The Significance of Sacrifice · The Lord of the Sacrifice … Not begunChapter 3
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Chapter IV · 42 verses अथ चतुर्थोऽध्यायः · atha caturtho’dhyāyaḥ ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोगःJñāna-karma-saṁnyāsa-yoga Knowledge, Works and RenunciationThe Significance of Sacrifice · The Principle of Divine Works · The Possibility and Purpose of Avatarhood … Not begunChapter 4
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Chapter V · 29 verses अथ पंचमोऽध्यायः · atha paṁcamo’dhyāyaḥ संन्यासयोगःSaṁnyāsa-yoga The Yoga of the Renunciation of ActionSankhya, Yoga and Vedanta · The Divine Worker · Equality … Not begunChapter 5
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Chapter VI · 47 verses अथ षष्ठोऽध्यायः · atha ṣaṣṭho’dhyāyaḥ आत्मसंयमयोगःĀtma-saṁyama-yoga The Yoga of Self-SubdualEquality · Nirvana and Works in the World · The Gist of the Karmayoga Not begunChapter 6
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Second ṣaṭka · vii–xiiभक्तिषट्कम्

The way of devotion

The Divine as the One who becomes all, seen and loved.

Chapter VII · 30 verses अथ सप्तमोऽध्यायः · atha saptamo’dhyāyaḥ ज्ञानविज्ञानयोगःJñāna-vijñāna-yoga The Yoga of Essential and Comprehensive KnowledgeThe Two Natures · The Synthesis of Devotion and Knowledge Not begunChapter 7
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Chapter VIII · 28 verses अथ अष्टमोऽध्यायः · atha aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ अक्षरब्रह्मयोगःAkṣara-brahma-yoga The Yoga of the Immutable BrahmanThe Supreme Divine Not begunChapter 8
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Chapter IX · 34 verses अथ नवमोऽध्यायः · atha navamo’dhyāyaḥ राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोगःRāja-vidyā-rāja-guhya-yoga The Yoga of King-knowledge and King-secretThe Secret of Secrets · The Divine Truth and Way · Works, Devotion and Knowledge Not begunChapter 9
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Chapter X · 42 verses अथ दशमोऽध्यायः · atha daśamo’dhyāyaḥ विभूतियोगःVibhūti-yoga The Yoga of Vibhuti (Divine Manifestation)The Supreme Word of Gita · God in Power of Becoming · The Theory of the Vibhuti Not begunChapter 10
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Chapter XI · 55 verses अथैकादशोऽध्यायः · athaikādaśo’dhyāyaḥ विश्वरूपदर्शनयोगःViśvarūpa-darśana-yoga The Yoga of the Vision of the World-SpiritThe Vision of the World Spirit; Time and Destroyer · The Vision of the World Spirit; The Double Aspect Not begunChapter 11
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Chapter XII · 20 verses अथ द्वादशोऽध्यायः · atha dvādaśo’dhyāyaḥ भक्तियोगःBhakti-yoga The Yoga of DevotionThe Way and the Bhakta Not begunChapter 12
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Third ṣaṭka · xiii–xviiiज्ञानषट्कम्

The way of knowledge

The field and its knower, the three gunas, and the supreme secret.

Chapter XIII · 35 verses अथ त्रयोदशोऽध्यायः · atha trayodaśo’dhyāyaḥ क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोगःKṣetra-kṣetrajña-vibhāga-yoga The Yoga of the Distinction between the Field and the Knower of the FieldThe Field and its Knower Not begunChapter 13
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Chapter XIV · 27 verses अथ चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः · atha caturdaśo’dhyāyaḥ गुणत्रयविभागयोगःGuṇa-traya-vibhāga-yoga The Yoga of the Division of the Three GunasAbove the Gunas Not begunChapter 14
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Chapter XV · 20 verses अथ पंचदशोऽध्यायः · atha paṁcadaśo’dhyāyaḥ पुरुषोत्तमयोगःPuruṣottama-yoga The Yoga of the Supreme Person (Purushottama)The Three Purushas Not begunChapter 15
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Chapter XVI · 24 verses अथ षोडशोऽध्यायः · atha ṣoḍaśo’dhyāyaḥ दैवासुरसंपद्विभागयोगःDaivāsura-saṁpad-vibhāga-yoga The Yoga of Division Between the Divine and the Demonical EndowmentsThe Fullness of Spiritual Action · Deva and Asura Not begunChapter 16
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Chapter XVII · 28 verses अथ सप्तदशोऽध्यायः · atha saptadaśo’dhyāyaḥ श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोगःŚraddhā-traya-vibhāga-yoga The Yoga of the Threefold Division of FaithThe Gunas, Faith and Works Not begunChapter 17
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Chapter XVIII · 78 verses अथाष्टादशोऽध्यायः · athāṣṭādaśo’dhyāyaḥ मोक्षसंन्यासयोगःMokṣa-saṁnyāsa-yoga The Yoga of the Renunciation of LiberationThe Gunas, Faith and Works · The Gunas, Mind and Works · Swabhava and Swadharma … Not begunChapter 18
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The bars under each card are its verses, taller where Sri Aurobindo wrote more on the verse (The Gita in Sri Aurobindo’s Words). Chapter illustrations by Sushanto Nath, Sri Aurobindo Society; paintings · incarnateword.in.