The 18 chapters of the Gita

What each chapter is about and the lesson it holds. Open any shloka to study it.

147 verses
अर्जुनविषादयोग
Arjuna's Despair

Admitting that you are stuck is the first honest step towards clarity.

272 verses
साङ्ख्ययोग
The Path of Wisdom

Do your best work and let go of the anxiety about how it turns out.

343 verses
कर्मयोग
The Path of Action

Do your own duty sincerely, and set a good example for others.

442 verses
ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग
Knowledge and Action

Learn with humility and let understanding cut through your doubts.

529 verses
कर्मसंन्यासयोग
Renunciation in Action

You do not need to leave the world; you need to stop clinging to it.

647 verses
आत्मसंयमयोग
The Path of Meditation

Lift yourself by your own effort; balance and practice tame the mind.

730 verses
ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग
Knowledge and Realisation

See the sacred in ordinary things, and life itself becomes a teacher.

828 verses
अक्षरब्रह्मयोग
The Imperishable

What you practise remembering every day is what stays with you at the end.

934 verses
राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग
The Royal Secret

Love offered sincerely matters more than the size of the offering.

1042 verses
विभूतियोग
Divine Glories

Every excellence you admire points to something greater behind it.

1155 verses
विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग
The Cosmic Form

Seeing the bigger picture shrinks our ego and our fears together.

1220 verses
भक्तियोग
The Path of Devotion

Kindness, contentment and an even temper are the real signs of devotion.

1335 verses
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग
The Field and Its Knower

You are the one who observes the body and mind, not merely the body and mind.

1427 verses
गुणत्रयविभागयोग
The Three Qualities

Notice which quality is driving you right now, and choose clarity.

1520 verses
पुरुषोत्तमयोग
The Supreme Person

The divine is not far away; it lives in your own heart.

1624 verses
दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग
Divine and Demonic Traits

Character is built one quality at a time; guard against desire, anger and greed.

1728 verses
श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
Three Kinds of Faith

What you eat, say and give reveals and shapes who you are.

1878 verses
मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
Freedom Through Surrender

Think it through, then act with trust; surrender ends fear.