Bhagavad Geeta

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता

My verse-by-verse study notes: the Sanskrit, a translation, and what each verse means for everyday life and work.

198
of 700 verses
6
of 18 chapters
130
verse notes

The journey

18 chapters, read in order.

  1. 1 Arjuna's Despair 47/47
  2. 2 The Yoga of Knowledge 71/72
  3. 3 The Yoga of Action 43/43
  4. 4 Knowledge and Renunciation 4/42
  5. 5 The Yoga of Renunciation 7/29
  6. 6 The Yoga of Meditation 26/47
  7. 7 Knowledge and Wisdom upcoming
  8. 8 The Imperishable Brahman upcoming
  9. 9 The Royal Secret upcoming
  10. 10 Divine Glories upcoming
  11. 11 The Universal Form upcoming
  12. 12 The Yoga of Devotion upcoming
  13. 13 The Field and its Knower upcoming
  14. 14 The Three Guṇas upcoming
  15. 15 The Supreme Person upcoming
  16. 16 Divine and Demonic Natures upcoming
  17. 17 The Three Kinds of Faith upcoming
  18. 18 Liberation through Renunciation upcoming

Chapter 1 · Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga

Arjuna's Despair

47 of 47 verses

Chapter 2 · Sāṅkhya Yoga

The Yoga of Knowledge

71 of 72 verses
2.1–3 Krishan started talking to arjun 2.4–6 Arjun turmoil 2.7 Verse notes 2.8–9 Verse notes 2.10–11 Krishan started teachings 2.12–13 Eternal nature souls 2.14 Inner peace 2.15 Same in Joy and Peace 2.16 Verse notes 2.17 Soul is indestructible 2.18 Fulfilling the duty while detached with the material outcomes 2.19 Soul cant be killed 2.20 True Self is beyond birth and death 2.21 Actions do not harm the true self 2.22 Reincarnation 2.23 Soul cant be destroyed 2.24 Soul cant be destroyed 2.25–26 Soul cant be destroyed 2.27–28 Dont grieve over inevitable 2.29–30 Deattach from physical loss 2.31 Deattach from physical loss 2.33–44 Fulfil your duties 2.45–47 Fulfil your duties 2.48 Fulfil your duties 2.49 Selfless Actions 2.50 Yoga is skill in actions 2.51 Not entangled by the outcomes of their actions. 2.52 Clarity of mind achieved through self-realization and wisdom 2.53 Importance of a steady and unwavering intellect in the spiritual journey 2.54 Characteristics of one who is firmly established in wisdom and absorbed in divine consciousness 2.55 Selfless Person 2.56 Sage of steady wisdom 2.57 Qualities of a person with a steady mind 2.58 How to manage desires 2.59 Manage desires 2.60 Difficulty of self-control 2.61 Senses in control is in Wisdom 2.62 Cultivating detachment and self-control 2.63 Anger Management 2.64 Free from attachment and self-control leads to tranquility 2.65 Miseries are destroyed by achieving the inner tranquility 2.66 Meditative life to attain peace and ultimate joy 2.67 self-discipline and focus to maintain wisdom and spiritual balance 2.68 Control the senses to achieve the peace 2.69 Worldly vs Enlightened 2.70 Deattachment and Inner Stability 2.71 Unaffected from Happiness and Sorrow 2.72 Free from Delusion and Attachments

Chapter 3 · Karma Yoga

The Yoga of Action

43 of 43 verses

Chapter 4 · Jñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga

Knowledge and Renunciation

4 of 42 verses

Chapter 5 · Karma Sannyāsa Yoga

The Yoga of Renunciation

7 of 29 verses

Chapter 6 · Dhyāna Yoga

The Yoga of Meditation

26 of 47 verses

Beyond the verses

Reflections & dohas.