📕 Bhagavad Gita

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita

Mahabharata — Bhishma Parva 18 Chapters · 700 Shlokas
📖 Mahabharata — Bhishma Parva, Chapters 25–42

On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, when Arjuna saw his own kinsmen arrayed for war and was consumed by grief, Lord Krishna gave him the supreme knowledge of life. This dialogue is the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita — the path of action, devotion, knowledge, and liberation, unfolded across 18 chapters.

Here you will find the original Sanskrit text of each shloka, word-by-word meaning, transliteration, and a simple English explanation.

Chapters
1
Chapter 1 — Arjuna Vishada Yoga
Arjuna's grief — 47 shlokas
2
Chapter 2 — Sankhya Yoga
Immortality of the soul, duty, steady wisdom — 72 shlokas
3
Chapter 3 — Karma Yoga
The glory of selfless action — 43 shlokas
4
Chapter 4 — Gyana Karma Sannyasa Yoga
Divine incarnation and the fire of knowledge — 42 shlokas
5
Chapter 5 — Karma Sannyasa Yoga
Action vs renunciation, equal vision — 29 shlokas
6
Chapter 6 — Atma Samyama Yoga
Meditation and mastering the mind — 47 shlokas
7
Chapter 7 — Gyana Vignyana Yoga
Knowledge of God's nature and divine power — 30 shlokas
8
Chapter 8 — Akshara Brahma Yoga
The imperishable Brahman and the final moment — 28 shlokas
9
Chapter 9 — Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga
The most secret knowledge — 34 shlokas
10
Chapter 10 — Vibhuti Yoga
Divine manifestations of the Lord — 42 shlokas
11
Chapter 11 — Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga
The cosmic form of the Lord — 55 shlokas
12
Chapter 12 — Bhakti Yoga
The path of devotion — 20 shlokas
13
Chapter 13 — Kshetra Kshetragna Vibhaga Yoga
The field and the knower of the field — 34 shlokas
14
Chapter 14 — Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga
The three qualities of nature — 27 shlokas
15
Chapter 15 — Purushottama Yoga
The Supreme Being — 20 shlokas
16
Chapter 16 — Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
Divine and demonic qualities — 24 shlokas
17
Chapter 17 — Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga
Three kinds of faith — 28 shlokas
18
Chapter 18 — Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
The essence of the Gita — surrender and liberation — 78 shlokas
Content here is based on the Gita Press, Gorakhpur public-domain edition (1920s). English explanations are written by us in simple language.
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