Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
Read all 18 chapters and 701 sacred verses of the Bhagavad Gita with original Sanskrit shlokas, IAST transliteration, word meanings, English translations, Swami Sivananda commentary, and recorded audio recitation.
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The Eternal Wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita
The Shrimad Bhagavad Gita ("The Song of God") is a 701-verse Hindu scripture that forms part of the epic Mahabharata. Set on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, it captures the timeless dialogue between Lord Krishna and the warrior prince Arjuna at a moment of intense moral and spiritual crisis.
Through 18 chapters, Lord Krishna illuminates the eternal principles of Dharma, the immortality of the soul (Atman), and the three primary yogic paths to spiritual liberation: Karma Yoga (unselfish action), Bhakti Yoga (loving devotion), and Jnana Yoga (transcendental knowledge).
18 Chapters of Wisdom
Arjuna Visada Yoga
The first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita - "Arjuna Vishada Yoga" introduces the setup, the setting, the characters and the circumstances that led to the epic…
Sankhya Yoga
The second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Sankhya Yoga". This is the most important chapter of the Bhagavad Gita as Lord Krishna condenses the teachings of…
Karma Yoga
The third chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Karma Yoga" or the "Path of Selfless Service". Here Lord Krishna emphasizes the importance of karma in life. He…
Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga
The fourth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga". In this chapter, Krishna glorifies the Karma Yoga and imparts the Transcendental…
Karma Sanyasa Yoga
The fifth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Karma Sanyasa Yoga". In this chapter, Krishna compares the paths of renunciation in actions (Karma Sanyas) and…
Dhyana Yoga
The sixth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Dhyana Yoga". In this chapter, Krishna reveals the "Yoga of Meditation" and how to practise this Yoga. He discusses…
Gyaan Vigyana Yoga
The seventh chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Gyaan Vigyana Yoga ". In this chapter, Krishna reveals that he is the Supreme Truth, the principal cause and the…
Akshara Brahma Yoga
The eighth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Akshara Brahma Yoga". In this chapter, Krishna reveals the importance of the last thought before death. If we can…
Raja Vidya Yoga
The ninth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Raja Vidya Yoga". In this chapter, Krishna explains that He is Supreme and how this material existence is created,…
Vibhooti Yoga
The tenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Vibhooti Yoga". In this chapter, Krishna reveals Himself as the cause of all causes. He describes His various…
Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga
The eleventh chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga". In this chapter, Arjuna requests Krishna to reveal His Universal Cosmic Form that…
Bhakti Yoga
The twelfth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Bhakti Yoga". In this chapter, Krishna emphasizes the superiority of Bhakti Yoga (the path of devotion) over all…
Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga
The thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga". The word "kshetra" means "the field", and the "kshetrajna" means "the knower…
Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga
The fourteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga". In this chapter, Krishna reveals the three gunas (modes) of the material nature -…
Purushottama Yoga
The fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Purushottama Yoga". In Sanskrit, Purusha means the "All-pervading God", and Purushottam means the timeless &…
Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
The sixteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga". In this chapter, Krishna describes explicitly the two kinds of natures among…
Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga
The seventeenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga". In this chapter, Krishna describes the three types of faith corresponding to the…
Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
The eighteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Moksha Sanyas Yoga". Arjuna requests the Lord to explain the difference between the two types of renunciations…