(One Sentence per Shloka) Srimad Bhagavad Gita - 700 Shlokas in English Translation

Below is a concise English translation of all 700 shlokas of the Bhagavad Gita, with each shloka summarised in one sentence. The shlokas are organized by chapter and verse, covering all 18 chapters, and aligned with the 10 thematic categories (Arjuna’s Dilemma, Nature of the Soul, Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Dhyana Yoga, Three Gunas, Krishna’s Divine Nature, Divine and Demonic Qualities, Liberation) where relevant.

Chapter 1: Arjuna’s Sorrow (47 Shlokas)

1.1: Dhritarashtra asks Sanjaya what his sons and the Pandavas are doing on the Kurukshetra battlefield.
1.2: Sanjaya describes Duryodhana approaching Drona to assess the armies.
1.3: Duryodhana praises Drona’s pupils and notes the strength of both armies.
1.4-6: Duryodhana lists the mighty warriors in the Pandava army, including Yudhishthira and Bhima.
1.7-8: Duryodhana names the key warriors in his own army, like Bhishma and Karna.
1.9-11: Duryodhana boasts of his army’s readiness to protect Bhishma in battle.
1.12: Bhishma blows his conch to inspire Duryodhana’s forces.
1.13: Kaurava conches, drums, and trumpets resound, creating a tumultuous noise.
1.14: Krishna and Arjuna blow their divine conches in response.
1.15-18: Pandava warriors, including Bhima and Yudhishthira, sound their conches, shaking the earth.
1.19: The Pandava conches’ roar disheartens the Kaurava army.
1.20: Arjuna, on his chariot with Hanuman’s banner, prepares to fight.
1.21-22: Arjuna asks Krishna to place the chariot between the armies to see his foes.
1.23: Arjuna wishes to observe the warriors gathered for battle.
1.24-25: Krishna positions the chariot before Bhishma, Drona, and others, urging Arjuna to behold them.
1.26-27: Arjuna sees relatives, teachers, and friends in both armies, causing distress.
1.28: Arjuna feels compassion and sorrow at the sight of his kin ready to fight.
1.29: Arjuna’s limbs tremble, and his mind reels from the thought of battle.
1.30: Arjuna’s bow slips as he is overwhelmed by grief and confusion.
1.31: Arjuna sees evil omens and feels no desire for victory.
1.32-33: Arjuna questions the value of winning a kingdom by killing loved ones.
1.34-35: Arjuna laments facing teachers, fathers, and sons in battle.
1.36: Arjuna fears sin from killing kinsmen, even if they attack first.
1.37-38: Arjuna worries that destroying the family will ruin dharma and invite sin.
1.39: Arjuna foresees the corruption of family traditions due to war.
1.40: Arjuna warns that family destruction leads to societal moral decay.
1.41: Arjuna fears that intermingling castes will doom ancestors to fall.
1.42: Arjuna predicts eternal suffering for those who destroy family dharma.
1.43: Arjuna laments that family-killing leads to the ruin of sacred laws.
1.44: Arjuna is horrified by the greed-driven desire to slay kin.
1.45: Arjuna prefers death over fighting his own relatives.
1.46: Arjuna drops his bow, overcome by sorrow, unwilling to fight.
1.47: Arjuna sits in despair, his heart heavy with grief.

Chapter 2: Knowledge of the Self (72 Shlokas)

2.1: Sanjaya describes Arjuna’s tearful despair as Krishna begins to speak.
2.2: Krishna rebukes Arjuna’s weakness, urging him to rise above dishonor.
2.3: Krishna tells Arjuna to abandon cowardice and uphold his warrior duty.
2.4: Arjuna questions how he can fight revered elders like Bhishma and Drona.
2.5: Arjuna prefers begging to killing his gurus for fleeting gains.
2.6: Arjuna doubts whether victory or defeat is better, as he faces kin.
2.7: Arjuna, confused, surrenders to Krishna as his disciple, seeking guidance.
2.8: Arjuna sees no way to dispel his grief, even with worldly success.
2.9: Arjuna refuses to fight, awaiting Krishna’s counsel.
2.10: Krishna smiles and begins teaching Arjuna amidst the armies.
2.11: Krishna says the wise do not grieve for the living or dead, as the soul is eternal.
2.12: Krishna explains that souls exist forever, beyond birth and death.
2.13: The soul transitions through bodies, like changing clothes, without perishing.
2.14: Sensory experiences are fleeting, and one must endure them patiently.
2.15: The steadfast, unaffected by pleasure or pain, attain immortality.
2.16: The unreal has no existence, while the real never ceases to be.
2.17: The soul, pervading the body, is indestructible and eternal.
2.18: Bodies are perishable, but the soul within is eternal and immeasurable.
2.19: Neither the slayer nor the slain is truly killed, as the soul endures.
2.20: The soul is never born nor dies, remaining eternal and unchanging.
2.21: Knowing the soul’s immortality, one should not grieve over its indestructibility.
2.22: The soul discards old bodies and takes new ones, like worn-out garments.
2.23: Weapons, fire, water, and wind cannot destroy the eternal soul.
2.24: The soul is unbreakable, unburnable, insoluble, and everlasting.
2.25: The soul is invisible, inconceivable, and unchanging, beyond grief.
2.26: Even if the soul seems perishable, one should not mourn its cycles.
2.27: Death is certain for the born, and birth follows death, so avoid sorrow.
2.28: Beings are unmanifest before birth, manifest in life, and unmanifest after death.
2.29: Few perceive the soul’s wonder, and fewer can describe it.
2.30: The soul within all beings is eternal, so do not grieve for any creature.
2.31: As a Kshatriya, Arjuna must uphold his duty to fight righteously.
2.32: Warriors who fight such a battle gain heaven’s glory.
2.33: Abandoning duty brings dishonor and loss of fame.
2.34: People will scorn Arjuna forever if he shirks his duty.
2.35: Great warriors will mock Arjuna’s fear as cowardice.
2.36: Enemies will slander Arjuna, causing greater pain than death.
2.37: Arjuna will gain heaven if killed or victory if he fights.
2.38: Fight with equanimity, treating victory and defeat equally, to avoid sin.
2.39: Krishna introduces the yoga of wisdom to free Arjuna from bondage.
2.40: Effort in this yoga is never wasted and protects from fear.
2.41: Resolute understanding leads to liberation, unlike scattered desires.
2.42-43: Ignorant men, attached to Vedic rituals, seek fleeting pleasures.
2.44: Those lost in desires cannot attain steady wisdom.
2.45: Rise above the three gunas, free from duality and attachment.
2.46: Scriptures are like a well for one who sees the ocean of truth.
2.47: Act without attachment to results, focusing only on duty.
2.48: Perform actions with equanimity, unaffected by success or failure.
2.49: Selfless action surpasses desire-driven work, seeking refuge in wisdom.
2.50: A wise person transcends both good and evil deeds through yoga.
2.51: The wise, detached from results, attain liberation from rebirth.
2.52: When delusion fades, the mind becomes steady in divine wisdom.
2.53: Unshaken by scriptures, the mind attains true yoga.
2.54: Arjuna asks about the traits of a person with steady wisdom.
2.55: Krishna says the wise abandon desires, finding joy in the self.
2.56: The sage remains unmoved by pain, pleasure, or passions.
2.57: The wise are detached, unaffected by good or evil circumstances.
2.58: The sage controls senses like a tortoise retracting its limbs.
2.59: Senses may withdraw, but desire persists without divine realization.
2.60: Even the wise struggle to control turbulent senses.
2.61: Controlling senses by focusing on Krishna leads to stability.
2.62: Attachment to sense objects breeds desire, anger, and delusion.
2.63: Delusion clouds wisdom, leading to spiritual ruin.
2.64: Freedom from attachment and aversion brings inner clarity.
2.65: A clear mind finds joy, dissolving all sorrows.
2.66: Without divine connection, the unsteady mind lacks peace.
2.67: Senses swayed by desire carry away wisdom like wind on a boat.
2.68: The sage with controlled senses enjoys steady wisdom.
2.69: The sage is awake to truth while others sleep in delusion.
2.70: The wise remain unmoved by desires, like an ocean receiving rivers.
2.71: Renouncing desires, the sage finds peace without ego.
2.72: Attaining this state ensures liberation, even at life’s end.

Chapter 3: Karma Yoga (43 Shlokas)

3.1: Arjuna asks why Krishna urges fighting if wisdom is superior.
3.2: Arjuna seeks clarity, confused by Krishna’s mixed instructions.
3.3: Krishna explains two paths: knowledge for ascetics, action for yogis.
3.4: Freedom from karma comes not from inaction but from selfless action.
3.5: No one can remain inactive, as nature compels action.
3.6: Pretending to control senses while craving them is hypocrisy.
3.7: Controlling senses and acting selflessly is the superior path.
3.8: Perform prescribed duties, as action is better than inaction.
3.9: Selfless action as sacrifice frees one from karmic bondage.
3.10: Brahma created beings with sacrifices to fulfill desires.
3.11: Honor gods through sacrifices, and they will reciprocate.
3.12: Enjoying without offering sacrifices is akin to theft.
3.13: Eating sanctified food from sacrifices purifies the righteous.
3.14: Living beings depend on food, sustained by rain and sacrifice.
3.15: Sacrifice, ordained by Vedas, arises from action and Brahman.
3.16: Ignoring the cycle of sacrifice leads to a wasted life.
3.17: The self-realized, content in the self, have no duties.
3.18: The wise act without personal motives, free from dependence.
3.19: Perform duties selflessly to attain the supreme goal.
3.20: Great kings like Janaka achieved perfection through selfless action.
3.21: People follow the example of great leaders’ actions.
3.22: Krishna, though free from duties, acts for the world’s welfare.
3.23: If Krishna ceased acting, people would follow and fall.
3.24: Krishna’s inaction would lead to chaos and destruction.
3.25: The wise act selflessly to guide the ignorant.
3.26: The wise should not disturb the ignorant but inspire action.
3.27: Actions arise from gunas, yet the ego claims doership.
3.28: Knowing gunas’ interplay, the wise remain unattached.
3.29: The wise should not confuse those swayed by gunas.
3.30: Dedicate all actions to Krishna, free from desire and ego.
3.31: Following Krishna’s teachings leads to freedom from karma.
3.32: Ignoring Krishna’s teachings traps one in delusion.
3.33: Even the wise act according to their nature.
3.34: Attachment to senses binds; one must overcome them.
3.35: Following one’s own duty is better than another’s, even if imperfect.
3.36: Arjuna asks what compels one to sin despite resistance.
3.37: Krishna identifies desire and anger, born of Rajas, as the enemy.
3.38: Desire veils wisdom like smoke covers fire or dust obscures a mirror.
3.39: Desire, the eternal foe, consumes even the wise.
3.40: Desire resides in senses, mind, and intellect, clouding knowledge.
3.41: Control senses first to conquer desire’s destructive force.
3.42: Senses are superior to the body, mind over senses, intellect over mind, and soul above all.
3.43: Knowing the soul’s supremacy, conquer desire with disciplined intellect.

Chapter 4: Knowledge and Renunciation (42 Shlokas)

4.1: Krishna taught this eternal yoga to Vivasvan, passed through generations.
4.2: The yoga was lost over time due to broken succession.
4.3: Krishna reveals this ancient yoga to Arjuna, his devoted friend.
4.4: Arjuna questions how Krishna taught in ancient times.
4.5: Krishna explains his divine births, unlike mortal lives.
4.6: Krishna, though unborn, appears through his divine power.
4.7: Krishna incarnates whenever dharma declines and adharma rises.
4.8: Krishna descends to protect the righteous and destroy evil.
4.9: Knowing Krishna’s divine birth leads to liberation.
4.10: Free from desire, fear, and anger, devotees attain Krishna.
4.11: Krishna responds to all according to their approach.
4.12: Those seeking worldly gains worship gods, gaining quick results.
4.13: Krishna created the four castes based on qualities and actions.
4.14: Krishna, unattached to actions, is untouched by karma.
4.15: Ancient sages, knowing this, acted without attachment.
4.16: Krishna clarifies the nature of action and inaction.
4.17: Understanding action, forbidden action, and inaction is complex.
4.18: Seeing inaction in action and action in inaction is true wisdom.
4.19: The wise act without desire, burning karma in wisdom’s fire.
4.20: Detached from results, the content rely on nothing external.
4.21: Free from possessiveness, the self-controlled act without bondage.
4.22: Content with whatever comes, the wise transcend duality.
4.23: Actions of the liberated, offered to Brahman, dissolve completely.
4.24: Sacrificial acts, dedicated to Brahman, merge with the divine.
4.25: Some offer sacrifices to gods, seeking divine union.
4.26: Others sacrifice senses in the fire of self-discipline.
4.27: Yogis offer all actions into the fire of self-realization.
4.28: Some sacrifice wealth, penance, or yoga, seeking knowledge.
4.29: Others practice breath control to master the mind.
4.30: All sacrificers, purified, attain eternal liberation.
4.31: Consuming sacrificial remnants, one reaches the eternal Brahman.
4.32: Various sacrifices, rooted in Brahman, lead to liberation.
4.33: Knowledge-sacrifice surpasses material offerings.
4.34: Gain wisdom by serving and questioning enlightened teachers.
4.35: True knowledge reveals all beings as part of Krishna.
4.36: Knowledge destroys even the greatest sins.
4.37: Wisdom’s fire burns all karma, like fire consumes wood.
4.38: Nothing purifies like knowledge, attained through yoga.
4.39: The faithful, focused on knowledge, quickly find peace.
4.40: The ignorant and faithless remain trapped in doubt.
4.41: Yoga and knowledge cut the bonds of karma.
4.42: Arjuna is urged to cut doubt with knowledge and rise to yoga.

Chapter 5: Action and Renunciation (29 Shlokas)

5.1: Arjuna asks whether renunciation or action is better.
5.2: Krishna says both lead to liberation, but action is superior.
5.3: The renouncer, free from desire, attains lasting peace.
5.4: Action and renunciation are one, despite seeming different.
5.5: Both paths lead to the same supreme goal.
5.6: Renunciation is hard without disciplined action.
5.7: The pure yogi, free from attachment, sees all as one.
5.8-9: The wise know they do nothing despite bodily actions.
5.10: Offering actions to Brahman, one is untouched by sin.
5.11: Yogis act with body and mind, detached from results.
5.12: Detached yogis attain peace, unlike desire-driven souls.
5.13: Renouncing mental attachment, the embodied find freedom.
5.14: The Lord does not create agency or actions for beings.
5.15: The Lord takes no part in anyone’s sins or virtues.
5.16: Knowledge dispels ignorance, revealing the supreme truth.
5.17: Focused on the self, the wise attain eternal Brahman.
5.18: The wise see all beings—Brahmin, cow, or dog—equally.
5.19: Those with equal vision conquer rebirth in this life.
5.20: The steady-minded, beyond duality, remain unmoved by joy or pain.
5.21: Detached from external pleasures, the yogi finds inner joy.
5.22: Sense pleasures are fleeting and lead to suffering.
5.23: Enduring desires with discipline brings true happiness.
5.24: Inner joy and light lead to liberation in Brahman.
5.25: Purified sages, free from duality, attain divine peace.
5.26: The self-controlled, desire-free yogi quickly finds peace.
5.27-28: Meditating, free from desire, the yogi attains liberation.
5.29: Knowing Krishna as the ultimate goal brings supreme peace.

Chapter 6: Meditation (47 Shlokas)

6.1: Krishna praises the yogi who acts selflessly, not the inactive.
6.2: Renunciation and yoga are one, rooted in detachment.
6.3: Action is the means for beginners; renunciation suits the advanced.
6.4: The yogi, free from desire, attains true renunciation.
6.5: Elevate the self through discipline, not degradation.
6.6: The controlled mind is a friend; the uncontrolled is a foe.
6.7: The self-realized remain balanced in all conditions.
6.8: The yogi, content in knowledge, is steady like a rock.
6.9: The yogi treats all—friend, foe, or stranger—equally.
6.10: The yogi should meditate alone, focused, without possessions.
6.11-12: Meditate on a clean seat, focusing the mind on one point.
6.13-14: Sit upright, gaze steady, meditating on Krishna with discipline.
6.15: Constant meditation leads to supreme peace in Krishna.
6.16: Balance in eating and sleeping aids successful yoga.
6.17: Moderation in all actions brings freedom from suffering.
6.18: The disciplined mind, fixed on the self, is free from desire.
6.19: The yogi’s mind, like a steady lamp, remains unshaken.
6.20-23: In deep meditation, the self-realized find boundless joy.
6.24: Abandon all desires, controlling senses with the mind.
6.25: Gradually steady the mind, focusing on the self alone.
6.26: Bring the wandering mind back to the self with discipline.
6.27: The pure-minded yogi attains supreme bliss in Brahman.
6.28: The disciplined yogi, free from sin, merges with Brahman.
6.29: The yogi sees the self in all beings and all in the self.
6.30: Seeing Krishna everywhere, the yogi is never lost.
6.31: The yogi, united with Krishna, lives in constant devotion.
6.32: The yogi sees all beings’ joy and sorrow as their own.
6.33: Arjuna doubts the mind’s control, likening it to wind.
6.34: Arjuna says the restless mind is harder to tame than wind.
6.35: Krishna agrees but says discipline and detachment can control it.
6.36: The disciplined mind achieves yoga; the uncontrolled fails.
6.37: Arjuna asks what happens to a yogi who fails despite effort.
6.38: Arjuna fears the failed yogi is lost like a torn cloud.
6.39: Arjuna seeks Krishna’s answer to dispel his doubt.
6.40: Krishna assures that no effort in yoga is ever wasted.
6.41: The failed yogi reaches heavenly realms, then takes a good birth.
6.42: The yogi may be born in a wise family to continue practice.
6.43: Past efforts revive, urging the yogi toward perfection.
6.44: Previous practice draws the yogi to yoga irresistibly.
6.45: With persistent effort, the yogi attains liberation.
6.46: The yogi surpasses ascetics, scholars, and ritualists.
6.47: The devoted yogi, meditating on Krishna, is dearest to him.

Chapter 7: Knowledge and Realization (30 Shlokas)

7.1: Krishna teaches Arjuna how to know him fully through yoga.
7.2: Krishna imparts complete knowledge, leaving nothing more to know.
7.3: Few strive for perfection, and fewer truly know Krishna.
7.4: Krishna’s material nature comprises eight elements, including earth and mind.
7.5: Krishna’s higher nature is the soul, sustaining all existence.
7.6: All beings originate from Krishna’s dual natures.
7.7: Nothing exists beyond Krishna, who pervades all like a thread.
7.8: Krishna is the essence of water, sun, moon, and sacred syllable Om.
7.9: Krishna is the fragrance of earth and brilliance of fire.
7.10: Krishna is the seed of all beings, eternal and intelligent.
7.11: Krishna is strength in the strong, free from desire.
7.12: All states of Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas arise from Krishna.
7.13: Deluded by gunas, the world fails to recognize Krishna.
7.14: Krishna’s divine Maya is hard to cross without surrender.
7.15: Evil-doers, ignorant, and deluded do not seek Krishna.
7.16: Four types of virtuous people worship Krishna for various motives.
7.17: The wise, devoted to Krishna alone, are dearest to him.
7.18: All devotees are noble, but the wise are Krishna’s own self.
7.19: After many births, the wise surrender, knowing Krishna as all.
7.20: Those swayed by desires worship other gods for temporary gains.
7.21: Krishna strengthens faith in whichever deity one worships.
7.22: Devotees of other gods gain their desires through Krishna’s power.
7.23: Lesser gods’ worship yields fleeting results, unlike Krishna’s devotees.
7.24: The ignorant see Krishna as human, missing his supreme nature.
7.25: Krishna’s divine veil of Maya hides him from the deluded.
7.26: Krishna knows all beings’ past, present, and future.
7.27: Duality and delusion bind beings from birth.
7.28: The virtuous, free from delusion, worship Krishna sincerely.
7.29: Those seeking liberation from old age and death know Krishna.
7.30: Knowing Krishna as the divine essence, devotees attain him.

Chapter 8: The Eternal Brahman (28 Shlokas)

8.1: Arjuna asks about Brahman, soul, karma, and Krishna’s essence.
8.2: Arjuna inquires about Krishna’s divine presence and remembrance at death.
8.3: Krishna defines Brahman as the supreme, soul as the self, and karma as creative action.
8.4: Krishna explains material nature and his divine presence in sacrifices.
8.5: Remembering Krishna at death ensures union with him.
8.6: The final thought at death shapes one’s next existence.
8.7: Constantly think of Krishna and fight, dedicating actions to him.
8.8: Meditating on Krishna with discipline leads to him alone.
8.9: Focus on Krishna as the omniscient, eternal, divine ruler.
8.10: At death, fixing the mind on Krishna brings supreme attainment.
8.11: Krishna describes the imperishable state attained by the disciplined.
8.12: Control senses and mind, focusing life force between the brows.
8.13: Chanting Om and meditating on Krishna leads to liberation.
8.14: Constant devotion to Krishna makes him easily attainable.
8.15: Great souls, reaching Krishna, escape rebirth’s suffering.
8.16: All worlds, even Brahma’s, are subject to rebirth, unlike Krishna’s realm.
8.17: A day of Brahma spans a thousand ages, followed by an equal night.
8.18: Beings manifest at Brahma’s day and dissolve at night.
8.19: The same beings cycle through creation and dissolution endlessly.
8.20: Beyond this cycle lies an eternal, unmanifest realm.
8.21: This eternal realm, Krishna’s abode, is the supreme destination.
8.22: Devotion to Krishna grants entry to his eternal realm.
8.23: Krishna explains the times when yogis attain liberation or return.
8.24: Departing in light, day, or auspicious times leads to liberation.
8.25: Departing in darkness or inauspicious times leads to rebirth.
8.26: Two paths—light for liberation, dark for rebirth—are eternal.
8.27: Knowing these paths, the yogi remains undeluded.
8.28: Beyond Vedic rewards, the yogi attains Krishna’s supreme abode.

Chapter 9: Royal Knowledge and Secret (34 Shlokas)

9.1: Krishna shares the supreme secret of knowledge with Arjuna.
9.2: This royal knowledge, pure and direct, grants liberation.
9.3: Without faith, one remains trapped in the cycle of rebirth.
9.4: Krishna pervades all, yet remains detached from creation.
9.5: Creation rests in Krishna, but he is not bound by it.
9.6: Like wind in space, beings exist in Krishna’s divine presence.
9.7: At cycle’s end, Krishna absorbs all beings into himself.
9.8: Krishna recreates beings effortlessly at each cycle’s start.
9.9: Krishna remains unattached, unaffected by creative acts.
9.10: Krishna’s Maya directs nature, producing all beings.
9.11: Ignorant men see Krishna’s human form, missing his divinity.
9.12: Deluded by demonic traits, they fail to know Krishna.
9.13: Great souls, protected by divine nature, worship Krishna.
9.14: Devotees constantly glorify Krishna, striving with firm resolve.
9.15: Some worship Krishna as one, others as the universal form.
9.16: Krishna is the ritual, sacrifice, offering, and mantra.
9.17: Krishna is the father, mother, creator, and eternal seed.
9.18: Krishna is the goal, sustainer, lord, and eternal witness.
9.19: Krishna gives heat, rain, immortality, and mortality.
9.20: Vedic ritualists gain heaven but return to rebirth.
9.21: After enjoying heaven, they reenter the mortal world.
9.22: Krishna protects devotees who worship him with unwavering devotion.
9.23: Worship of other gods indirectly reaches Krishna.
9.24: Krishna is the true recipient and enjoyer of all sacrifices.
9.25: Worshipers of gods, ancestors, or spirits reach them, not Krishna.
9.26: Krishna accepts even a leaf offered with pure devotion.
9.27: Offer all actions—eating, sacrificing, or giving—to Krishna.
9.28: Offering actions to Krishna frees one from karmic bonds.
9.29: Krishna is impartial, but devotees are especially dear to him.
9.30: Even sinners, if devoted, are swiftly purified.
9.31: Devotees never perish, as Krishna ensures their righteousness.
9.32: All, regardless of birth, attain Krishna through devotion.
9.33: The virtuous should strive to worship Krishna devotedly.
9.34: Fix the mind on Krishna, serve him, and attain him.

Chapter 10: Divine Glories (42 Shlokas)

10.1: Krishna reveals his divine glories to deepen Arjuna’s understanding.
10.2: Neither gods nor sages fully know Krishna’s origin.
10.3: Knowing Krishna as unborn and supreme grants liberation.
10.4-5: Krishna is the source of intellect, truth, and all qualities.
10.6: The seven sages and four Manus arise from Krishna’s mind.
10.7: Knowing Krishna’s glories leads to unshakable yoga.
10.8: Krishna is the origin of all, and the wise worship him.
10.9: Devotees, absorbed in Krishna, find joy in his teachings.
10.10: Krishna grants wisdom to those who worship with love.
10.11: Out of compassion, Krishna dispels ignorance with knowledge.
10.12-13: Arjuna praises Krishna as the supreme, eternal Brahman.
10.14: Arjuna trusts Krishna’s words, unknown to gods or demons.
10.15: Arjuna acknowledges Krishna as the source of all beings.
10.16: Arjuna asks Krishna to describe his divine manifestations.
10.17: Arjuna seeks to know how to meditate on Krishna’s forms.
10.18: Arjuna requests more details of Krishna’s glories and powers.
10.19: Krishna agrees to describe his chief divine manifestations.
10.20: Krishna is the self within all beings, their beginning and end.
10.21: Among Adityas, Krishna is Vishnu; among lights, the sun.
10.22: Krishna is the mind among senses and Samaveda among Vedas.
10.23: Krishna is Shankara among Rudras and Meru among peaks.
10.24: Krishna is the chief priest and Skanda among generals.
10.25: Krishna is the banyan tree and Narada among sages.
10.26: Among celestial beings, Krishna is Chitraratha; among siddhas, Kapila.
10.27: Krishna is Uchchaihshravas among horses and Airavata among elephants.
10.28: Krishna is the thunderbolt among weapons and Kamadhenu among cows.
10.29: Krishna is Varuna among aquatics and Yama among controllers.
10.30: Krishna is Prahlada among demons and time among forces.
10.31: Krishna is the lion among beasts and Garuda among birds.
10.32: Krishna is the origin, middle, and end of all creations.
10.33: Krishna is the alphabet’s first letter and the dual compound.
10.34: Krishna is death and the source of all future beings.
10.35: Among hymns, Krishna is the Brihatsama; among meters, Gayatri.
10.36: Krishna is gambling among cheats and splendor among the splendid.
10.37: Krishna is Vasudeva among Vrishnis and Arjuna among Pandavas.
10.38: Krishna is punishment among subduers and morality among the virtuous.
10.39: Krishna is the seed of all existence, without exception.
10.40: Krishna’s manifestations are endless, a fraction of his glory.
10.41: All splendid and powerful beings arise from Krishna’s power.
10.42: Krishna pervades the universe with a fragment of his being.

Chapter 11: Cosmic Vision (55 Shlokas)

11.1: Arjuna, inspired by Krishna’s words, seeks his cosmic form.
11.2: Arjuna acknowledges Krishna’s teachings on the eternal self.
11.3: Arjuna requests to see Krishna’s divine, imperishable form.
11.4: Arjuna asks Krishna to reveal his cosmic form if possible.
11.5: Krishna urges Arjuna to behold his countless divine forms.
11.6: Krishna reveals all gods, beings, and wonders in one form.
11.7: Krishna shows the entire universe within his body.
11.8: Krishna grants Arjuna divine vision to see his cosmic form.
11.9: Sanjaya describes Krishna revealing his universal form.
11.10-11: Krishna’s form is radiant, infinite, and all-encompassing.
11.12: Krishna’s splendor outshines a thousand suns.
11.13: Arjuna sees the universe united in Krishna’s form.
11.14: Arjuna, awestruck, bows with folded hands.
11.15: Arjuna sees all gods and beings in Krishna’s body.
11.16: Krishna’s infinite forms stretch across the cosmos.
11.17: Arjuna beholds Krishna’s radiant, crowned, universal form.
11.18: Arjuna recognizes Krishna as the supreme, eternal refuge.
11.19: Krishna’s boundless form radiates power without end.
11.20: The universe trembles before Krishna’s awe-inspiring form.
11.21: Gods and sages praise Krishna, some in fear.
11.22: Celestial beings marvel at Krishna’s cosmic form.
11.23: Arjuna is amazed and terrified by Krishna’s vast form.
11.24: Krishna’s blazing form overwhelms Arjuna with fear.
11.25: Arjuna pleads for mercy, awed by Krishna’s fierce form.
11.26-27: Arjuna sees warriors rushing into Krishna’s fiery mouths.
11.28: Beings flow into Krishna like rivers into the sea.
11.29: Warriors enter Krishna’s mouths like moths to a flame.
11.30: Krishna devours worlds with blazing mouths, radiating heat.
11.31: Arjuna asks who Krishna is in this terrifying form.
11.32: Krishna declares himself as time, destroyer of worlds.
11.33: Krishna urges Arjuna to fight, as his foes are already slain.
11.34: Krishna assures victory over Bhishma, Drona, and others.
11.35: Sanjaya describes Arjuna trembling, praising Krishna.
11.36: Arjuna glorifies Krishna as the universe’s creator and refuge.
11.37: Arjuna hails Krishna as the eternal, supreme cause.
11.38: Arjuna calls Krishna the primal god and knower of all.
11.39: Arjuna praises Krishna as the lord of all elements.
11.40: Krishna pervades all directions, worthy of infinite salutations.
11.41-42: Arjuna apologizes for past familiarity, unaware of Krishna’s glory.
11.43: Arjuna acknowledges Krishna as the supreme, unequaled lord.
11.44: Arjuna seeks forgiveness for any offenses, worshipping Krishna.
11.45: Arjuna, awed yet joyful, requests Krishna’s gentle form.
11.46: Arjuna asks to see Krishna’s four-armed divine form.
11.47: Krishna says this cosmic form was shown by his grace.
11.48: No one else can see this form through rituals or study.
11.49: Krishna comforts Arjuna, urging him to shed fear.
11.50: Krishna returns to his gentle, four-armed form.
11.51: Arjuna, relieved, sees Krishna’s human form again.
11.52: Krishna says his cosmic form is rare even for gods.
11.53: Rituals and austerity cannot reveal Krishna’s true form.
11.54: Only pure devotion allows one to see Krishna’s form.
11.55: Devotion, selfless action, and surrender lead to Krishna.

Chapter 12: Devotion (20 Shlokas)

12.1: Arjuna asks whether worship of Krishna or the unmanifest is better.
12.2: Krishna says devoted worshipers of his form are best.
12.3-4: Worshiping the unmanifest is harder but leads to the same goal.
12.5: The unmanifest path is arduous for embodied beings.
12.6-7: Krishna rescues devotees who surrender all actions to him.
12.8: Fix the mind on Krishna to dwell in him always.
12.9: If unable to focus, practice devotion with discipline.
12.10: If practice is difficult, act for Krishna’s sake.
12.11: If action is hard, renounce results with self-control.
12.12: Knowledge surpasses practice, meditation surpasses knowledge, and renunciation brings peace.
12.13-14: Krishna loves devotees who are compassionate and equanimous.
12.15: The devotee who causes no harm is dear to Krishna.
12.16: Krishna cherishes the detached, pure, and devoted.
12.17: The devotee unmoved by joy or sorrow is dear to Krishna.
12.18-19: Krishna loves those equal to friend and foe, steady in all.
12.20: Devotees who follow this teaching with faith are dearest.

Chapter 13: Field and Knower (34 Shlokas)

13.1: Arjuna asks about nature, the self, and the knower.
13.2: Krishna says the body is the field, and the soul is its knower.
13.3: True knowledge is understanding the field and its knower.
13.4: Sages describe the field and knower in various ways.
13.5-6: The field includes elements, senses, mind, and their modifications.
13.7: Knowledge includes humility, nonviolence, and self-realization.
13.8-12: True knowledge is detachment, devotion, and seeing the supreme.
13.13: The knowable is Brahman, beyond birth and attributes.
13.14: Brahman has hands, eyes, and senses everywhere, yet is unattached.
13.15: Brahman is within and without all, moving and unmoving.
13.16: Brahman is subtle, near, and far, indivisible yet divided.
13.17: Brahman is the light of lights, beyond ignorance.
13.18: Knowing Brahman as field, knower, and knowledge grants liberation.
13.19: Nature and spirit are beginningless, producing effects and gunas.
13.20: Nature causes action, while spirit experiences pleasure and pain.
13.21: The soul, entangled in nature, faces karmic consequences.
13.22: The soul is the witness, guide, and supreme self within.
13.23: Understanding nature and spirit frees one from rebirth.
13.24: Some see the self through meditation, knowledge, or action.
13.25: Others attain knowledge through devoted study of scriptures.
13.26: Even the unlearned, with faith, cross beyond death.
13.27: All existence arises from the union of field and knower.
13.28: Seeing the Lord equally in all beings leads to the supreme.
13.29: The self, actionless, is free from nature’s effects.
13.30: Seeing all beings as one in Brahman brings liberation.
13.31: The eternal soul, unchanging, is free from action.
13.32: Like space, the soul pervades all without being tainted.
13.33: The soul illuminates the field, like the sun lights the world.
13.34: Knowing the distinction between field and knower leads to liberation.

Chapter 14: The Three Gunas (27 Shlokas)

14.1: Krishna teaches the supreme knowledge of the three gunas.
14.2: Knowing the gunas leads to liberation and unity with Krishna.
14.3: Krishna’s womb is nature, where he plants the seed of life.
14.4: All beings arise from Krishna’s union with nature.
14.5: Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas bind the soul to the body.
14.6: Sattva, pure and illuminating, binds through attachment to joy.
14.7: Rajas, born of desire, binds through craving for action.
14.8: Tamas, born of ignorance, binds through delusion and inertia.
14.9: Each guna dominates, binding the soul in different ways.
14.10: The three gunas compete, with one prevailing at a time.
14.11: Sattva shines through clarity in senses and mind.
14.12: Rajas manifests as greed, activity, and restlessness.
14.13: Tamas brings ignorance, laziness, and delusion.
14.14: Dying in Sattva leads to higher, pure realms.
14.15: Dying in Rajas or Tamas leads to lower births.
14.16: Sattva yields pure results, Rajas pain, Tamas ignorance.
14.17: Sattva fosters knowledge, Rajas greed, Tamas error.
14.18: Sattva elevates, Rajas binds, Tamas degrades.
14.19: Seeing no doer but the gunas leads to transcendence.
14.20: Transcending gunas frees one from birth and death.
14.21: Arjuna asks about the traits of one beyond the gunas.
14.22: The transcendent remain unmoved by gunas’ effects.
14.23: They stay detached, unaffected by pleasure or pain.
14.24: Balanced in joy and sorrow, they dwell in the self.
14.25: They treat all equally, steady like a lump of clay.
14.26: Devotion to Krishna transcends the gunas, reaching Brahman.
14.27: Krishna is the foundation of eternal Brahman and dharma.

Chapter 15: Supreme Person (20 Shlokas)

15.1: Krishna describes the world as a banyan tree, rooted in the supreme.
15.2: Its branches, fed by gunas, spread upward and downward.
15.3-4: Cut this tree with detachment’s axe to reach the supreme.
15.5: The humble and detached attain Krishna’s eternal abode.
15.6: Krishna’s realm, beyond sun or fire, is eternal.
15.7: The soul, a fragment of Krishna, is trapped by senses.
15.8: The soul carries mind and senses across bodies.
15.9: The soul governs senses like hearing and sight.
15.10: The deluded cannot see the soul’s journey through bodies.
15.11: Yogis with effort perceive the soul; the impure cannot.
15.12: Krishna’s radiance in sun and moon illuminates the world.
15.13: Krishna sustains life through earth’s fertility and moisture.
15.14: As digestive fire, Krishna enables beings to assimilate food.
15.15: Krishna resides in all hearts, granting memory and knowledge.
15.16: Two types of beings exist: perishable and imperishable.
15.17: The supreme person, Krishna, is beyond both, eternal.
15.18: Krishna, as Purushottama, surpasses all beings.
15.19: Knowing Krishna as supreme, one worships with devotion.
15.20: This sacred teaching leads to liberation for the wise.

Chapter 16: Divine and Demonic Qualities (24 Shlokas)

16.1-3: Divine qualities like fearlessness and purity lead to liberation.
16.4: Demonic traits like arrogance and anger cause bondage.
16.5: Divine qualities free; demonic qualities bind.
16.6: Two types of beings exist: divine and demonic.
16.7: Demonic beings ignore dharma, truth, and purity.
16.8: They deny the world’s divine foundation, attributing it to lust.
16.9: Holding false views, they act to destroy the world.
16.10: Driven by insatiable desire, they pursue hypocrisy and pride.
16.11-12: Bound by endless desires, they are trapped by delusion.
16.13-15: Demonic beings hoard wealth, seeking power through evil.
16.16: Deluded by desires, they fall into ruinous states.
16.17: Arrogant and ignorant, they perform ostentatious rituals.
16.18: Ego-driven, they despise Krishna within all beings.
16.19: Krishna casts such beings into demonic births.
16.20: Repeated demonic births lead to eternal suffering.
16.21: Lust, anger, and greed are gates to hell.
16.22: Avoiding these gates leads to the soul’s highest good.
16.23: Ignoring scriptures, one fails to attain liberation.
16.24: Follow scriptures as the guide for action and duty.

Chapter 17: Threefold Faith (28 Shlokas)

17.1: Arjuna asks about faith in those who ignore scriptures.
17.2: Krishna describes three types of faith based on gunas.
17.3: Faith reflects one’s nature, shaping their existence.
17.4: Sattvic worship gods, Rajasic worship demigods, Tamasic worship spirits.
17.5-6: Harsh austerities without scriptural guidance are demonic.
17.7: Food preferences reflect one’s guna-driven nature.
17.8: Sattvic food is pure, promoting health and joy.
17.9: Rajasic food is bitter or salty, causing discomfort.
17.10: Tamasic food is stale or impure, harming the body.
17.11: Sattvic sacrifices are selfless, performed for duty.
17.12: Rajasic sacrifices seek rewards and ostentation.
17.13: Tamasic sacrifices lack faith, ignoring sacred rites.
17.14: Physical austerity involves purity, nonviolence, and worship.
17.15: Verbal austerity is truthful, kind, and beneficial speech.
17.16: Mental austerity is serenity, gentleness, and focus.
17.17: Sattvic austerity, done with faith, seeks no reward.
17.18: Rajasic austerity, done for fame, is unstable.
17.19: Tamasic austerity harms self or others in delusion.
17.20: Sattvic charity is given selflessly to the worthy.
17.21: Rajasic charity seeks rewards or recognition.
17.22: Tamasic charity is given disrespectfully or to the unworthy.
17.23: “Om Tat Sat” signifies the supreme truth in actions.
17.24: Sattvic acts begin with chanting Om, seeking Brahman.
17.25: “Tat” denotes selfless acts for liberation.
17.26-27: “Sat” represents goodness, truth, and sacred actions.
17.28: Acts without faith are asat, yielding no merit.

Chapter 18: Liberation through Renunciation (78 Shlokas)

18.1: Arjuna asks about renunciation and abandonment.
18.2: Krishna defines renunciation as giving up desire-driven acts.
18.3: Some say all actions should be renounced; others disagree.
18.4: Krishna clarifies the truth about renunciation.
18.5: Sacrificial acts should not be abandoned but performed selflessly.
18.6: Renounce attachment to results, not the acts themselves.
18.7: Renouncing prescribed duties is Tamasic and unwise.
18.8: Avoiding duty due to discomfort is Rajasic renunciation.
18.9: Sattvic renunciation is performing duty without attachment.
18.10: The wise renouncer, free from doubt, embraces good actions.
18.11: Complete renunciation of action is impossible for the embodied.
18.12: Actions yield results—good, bad, or mixed—unless renounced.
18.13: Krishna explains five factors of action from Sankhya.
18.14: Body, agent, instruments, effort, and destiny drive action.
18.15: All actions, physical or mental, arise from these factors.
18.16: Ignorance of this leads to ego-driven doership.
18.17: The selfless, unattached to results, are free from karma.
18.18: Knowledge, the known, and the knower form action’s basis.
18.19: Knowledge, action, and agent vary by gunas.
18.20: Sattvic knowledge sees unity in all beings.
18.21: Rajasic knowledge sees beings as separate entities.
18.22: Tamasic knowledge clings to one aspect, missing truth.
18.23: Sattvic action is selfless, performed as duty.
18.24: Rajasic action seeks reward with great effort.
18.25: Tamasic action is reckless, ignoring consequences.
18.26: Sattvic agents act without attachment or ego.
18.27: Rajasic agents crave rewards and are ego-driven.
18.28: Tamasic agents are careless, lazy, and deluded.
18.29: Intellect and resolve also vary by gunas.
18.30: Sattvic intellect discerns right action and liberation.
18.31: Rajasic intellect confuses dharma and adharma.
18.32: Tamasic intellect mistakes wrong for right.
18.33: Sattvic resolve sustains yoga with unwavering focus.
18.34: Rajasic resolve seeks wealth, pleasure, and status.
18.35: Tamasic resolve clings to fear, sorrow, and delusion.
18.36: Krishna describes three types of happiness based on gunas.
18.37: Sattvic happiness grows through discipline, like nectar.
18.38: Rajasic happiness, sense-driven, turns to poison.
18.39: Tamasic happiness arises from delusion and ignorance.
18.40: No being is free from the three gunas’ influence.
18.41: Duties of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras arise from gunas.
18.42: Brahmins’ duties include serenity, purity, and wisdom.
18.43: Kshatriyas’ duties involve valor, leadership, and protection.
18.44: Vaishyas and Shudras serve through trade and labor.
18.45: Perfection comes from performing one’s natural duties.
18.46: Worshipping Krishna through duty leads to perfection.
18.47: One’s own duty, though imperfect, is better than another’s.
18.48: Natural duties, despite flaws, should not be abandoned.
18.49: Detachment and discipline lead to the supreme state.
18.50: Krishna explains how to attain Brahman through perfection.
18.51-53: Purity, detachment, and renunciation lead to Brahman.
18.54: The Brahman-realized soul, free from desire, serves Krishna.
18.55: Devotion reveals Krishna’s true essence, attaining him.
18.56: Krishna’s grace ensures success for devoted yogis.
18.57: Dedicate all actions to Krishna with disciplined mind.
18.58: Following Krishna’s guidance overcomes all obstacles.
18.59: Ego-driven refusal to act is futile, as nature compels.
18.60: Bound by nature, Arjuna will act despite resistance.
18.61: Krishna, in all hearts, directs beings through Maya.
18.62: Surrender to Krishna for supreme peace and abode.
18.63: Krishna imparts this secret; Arjuna must decide freely.
18.64: Krishna repeats the supreme secret out of love.
18.65: Fix the mind on Krishna for certain liberation.
18.66: Abandon all duties and surrender to Krishna for freedom.
18.67: Share this teaching only with the devoted, not skeptics.
18.68: Teaching Krishna’s message brings his love and liberation.
18.69: No one is dearer to Krishna than such a teacher.
18.70: Studying this dialogue grants wisdom and righteousness.
18.71: Listening with faith purifies and liberates.
18.72: Krishna asks if Arjuna’s delusion is dispelled.
18.73: Arjuna, delusion gone, is ready to follow Krishna’s will.
18.74: Sanjaya marvels at Krishna and Arjuna’s divine dialogue.
18.75: Sanjaya recalls the sacred conversation through Vyasa’s grace.
18.76: Sanjaya rejoices, remembering Krishna’s wondrous teachings.
18.77: Sanjaya is thrilled recalling Krishna’s cosmic form.
18.78: Where Krishna and Arjuna are, victory and dharma prevail.