The Bhagavad Gita

All 18 chapters and 701 verses — the original Sanskrit, transliteration, and English translation. Read a chapter, or ask the companion to explain any verse.

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A chariot on the field of Kurukshetra at sunset, with a conch shell and a lotus.

Chapters

Sanskrit and transliteration are the original scripture (public domain). English translation by Swami Sivananda.

Arjun Viṣhād Yog
अर्जुनविषादयोग
Arjuna's Dilemma · 47 verses
Sānkhya Yog
सांख्ययोग
Transcendental Knowledge · 72 verses
Karm Yog
कर्मयोग
Path of Selfless Service · 43 verses
Jñāna Karm Sanyās Yog
ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग
Path of Knowledge and the Disciplines of Action · 42 verses
Karm Sanyās Yog
कर्मसंन्यासयोग
Path of Renunciation · 29 verses
Dhyān Yog
ध्यानयोग
Path of Meditation · 47 verses
Jñāna Vijñāna Yog
ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग
Self-Knowledge and Enlightenment · 30 verses
Akṣhar Brahma Yog
अक्षरब्रह्मयोग
Path of the Eternal God · 28 verses
Rāja Vidyā Yog
राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग
Yoga through the King of Sciences · 34 verses
Vibhūti Yog
विभूतियोग
Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God · 42 verses
Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog
विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग
Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God · 55 verses
Bhakti Yog
भक्तियोग
The Yoga of Devotion · 20 verses
Kṣhetra Kṣhetrajña Vibhāg Yog
क्षेत्र-क्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग
Yoga through Distinguishing the Field and the Knower of the Field · 35 verses
Guṇa Traya Vibhāg Yog
गुणत्रयविभागयोग
Yoga through Understanding the Three Modes of Material Nature · 27 verses
Puruṣhottam Yog
पुरुषोत्तमयोग
The Yoga of the Supreme Divine Personality · 20 verses
Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāg Yog
दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग
Yoga through Discerning the Divine and Demoniac Natures · 24 verses
Śhraddhā Traya Vibhāg Yog
श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
Yoga through Discerning the Three Divisions of Faith · 28 verses
Mokṣha Sanyās Yog
मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender · 78 verses