GITA description

Chapters summary
Chapter Title Verses
1 Arjuna's Vishada Yoga 46
2 Sankhya Yoga 72
3 Karma Yoga 43
4 Jnana Yoga 42
5 Karma-Sanyasa Yoga 29
6 Atma Samyama -Yoga 47
7 Vijnana Yoga 30
8 Aksara-ParaBrahma Yoga 28
9 Raja-Vidya-Raja-Guhya Yoga 34
10 Vibhuti-Vistara Yoga 42
11 Viswarupa-Darsana Yoga 55
12 Bhakti Yoga 20
13 Ksetra-Ksetrajna Vibhaga Yoga 35
14 Gunatraya-Vibhaga Yoga 27
15 Purushottama-Prapti Yoga 20
16 Daivasura-Sampad-Vibhaga Yoga 24
17 Shraddhatraya-Vibhaga Yoga 28
18 Moksha-Sanyasa Yoga 78
Total 700


Bhagavad Gita

Srimad Bhagavad Gita
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Bhagavad-Gita's revelation.
Information
Religion Hinduism
Author Vyasa
Language Sanskrit
Period 2nd century BCE
Chapters 18
Verses 700
The Bhagavad Gita (/ˌbʌɡəvəd ˈɡiːtɑː, -tə/; Sanskrit: भगवद् गीता, IAST: bhagavad-gītā /bɦɐɡɐʋɐd ɡiːtäː/, lit. "The Song of God"),[1] often referred to as the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic Mahabharata (chapters 23 - 40 of Bhishma Parva), commonly dated to the second century BCE.

The Gita is set in a narrative framework of a dialogue between Pandava prince Arjuna and his guide and charioteer Krishna. At the start of the Dharma Yudhha (righteous war) between Pandavas and Kauravas, Arjuna is filled with moral dilemma and despair about the violence and death the war will cause in the battle against his own kin.[2] He wonders if he should renounce and seeks Krishna's counsel, whose answers and discourse constitute the Bhagavad Gita. Krishna counsels Arjuna to "fulfill his Kshatriya (warrior) duty to uphold the Dharma" through "selfless action".[web 1][3][note 1] The Krishna - Arjuna dialogues cover a broad range of spiritual topics, touching upon ethical dilemmas and philosophical issues that go far beyond the war Arjuna faces.[1][4][5]

Numerous commentaries have been written on the Bhagavad Gita with widely differing views on the essentials. According to some, Bhagavad Gita is written by Lord Ganesha which was told to him by Vyasa. Vedanta commentators read varying relations between Self and Brahman in the text: Advaita Vedanta sees the non-dualism of Atman (soul) and Brahman (universal soul) as its essence,[6] whereas Bhedabheda and Vishishtadvaita see Atman and Brahman as both different and non-different, while Dvaita Vedanta sees dualism of Atman (soul) and Brahman as its essence. The setting of the Gita in a battlefield has been interpreted as an allegory for the ethical and moral struggles of the human life.