All 18 Chapters of the Bhagavad Gita

1

Arjuna Vishada Yoga

अर्जुनविषादयोग

Arjuna's moral crisis on the battlefield of Kurukshetra sets the stage for Krishna's divine teachings.

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2

Sankhya Yoga

सांख्ययोग

Krishna introduces the immortality of the soul, the nature of duty, and the path of selfless action.

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3

Karma Yoga

कर्मयोग

The path of selfless action — performing duty without attachment to results as a way to spiritual freedom.

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4

Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

ज्ञानकर्मसन्न्यासयोग

Krishna reveals the ancient lineage of spiritual knowledge and how wisdom transforms action into liberation.

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5

Karma Sanyasa Yoga

कर्मसन्न्यासयोग

The harmony between renunciation and selfless action, showing both paths lead to the same supreme goal.

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6

Atmasanyama Yoga

आत्मसंयमयोग

Practical teachings on meditation, self-discipline, and mastering the restless mind through yoga practice.

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7

Jnana Vijnana Yoga

ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग

Knowledge of the absolute and the relative — understanding God's higher and lower nature in creation.

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8

Aksara Brahma Yoga

अक्षरब्रह्मयोग

The imperishable Brahman, the cosmic cycle, and what determines the soul's destination at the time of death.

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9

Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga

राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग

The king of knowledge and the king of secrets — Krishna reveals the most confidential spiritual wisdom.

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10

Vibhuti Yoga

विभूतियोग

Krishna's divine glories and manifestations — seeing the Supreme in the greatest expressions of creation.

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11

Visvarupa Darsana Yoga

विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग

The awe-inspiring vision of Krishna's universal form — Arjuna witnesses the infinite cosmic manifestation.

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12

Bhakti Yoga

भक्तियोग

The path of devotion — Krishna describes the qualities of the ideal devotee and the power of divine love.

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13

Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaga Yoga

क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग

The field and the knower of the field — distinguishing the body from the soul and understanding true knowledge.

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14

Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga

गुणत्रयविभागयोग

The three qualities of material nature — sattva, rajas, and tamas — and how they bind and liberate the soul.

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15

Purusottama Yoga

पुरुषोत्तमयोग

The Supreme Person — Krishna reveals himself as beyond both the perishable and the imperishable.

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16

Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga

दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग

Divine and demoniac natures — understanding the qualities that lead to liberation versus bondage.

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17

Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga

श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग

Three types of faith — how sattva, rajas, and tamas influence worship, food, charity, and austerity.

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18

Moksha Sanyasa Yoga

मोक्षसन्न्यासयोग

The final teaching — renunciation, surrender to God, and the ultimate conclusion of the Bhagavad Gita.

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