Bhagavad Gita (The Song of the Lord)
Bhagavad Gītā
भगवद्गीता
The Bhagavad Gītā, "Song of the Lord," is a 700-verse dialogue between the warrior Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa, his charioteer and the divine, spoken on the eve of battle.
Also known asThe Gita / Gitopanishad
The Bhagavad Gītā, "Song of the Lord," is a 700-verse dialogue between the warrior Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa, his charioteer and the divine, spoken on the eve of battle. Facing despair and moral crisis, Arjuna receives a teaching that weaves together the paths of action, devotion, and knowledge into a single living vision of Yoga.
Set within the epic Mahābhārata, the Gītā became one of the three foundational scriptures of Vedānta and the most beloved text of yogic life. Its battlefield is read as the inner field of every human being, where the Self must act with wisdom amid the turmoil of the world. — part of the Mahābhārata, in the Bhīṣma Parva.
Verses are studied (Svādhyāya) and chanted; teachings on Karma, Bhakti, and Jñāna Yoga are all drawn from it. Instructors quote it to illuminate acting without attachment to results (Niṣkāma Karma) and offering one's work to the divine. It serves as a philosophical touchstone across yoga traditions.
Present the Gītā as a synthesis, not a single doctrine — it honors every path and meets each seeker where they stand. Emphasize its central teaching: act wholeheartedly, release attachment to the fruits, and offer the action itself.