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Bhagavad Gita

by Sarath Reddy on April 14, 2012

                   Bhagavad Gita

The Gita consists of eighteen chapters[18] in total:

Gita Dhyana: (contains 10 verses) This chapter is not a part of main Gita, but, Gita Dhyan is also included with Gita. In these ten verses Krishna has been praised and worshipped as God. It is common practice to recite Dhyana slokas before reading chapter(s) of Gita.[19]
  1. Arjuna-Visada Yoga: (contains 47 verses) Arjuna requests Krishna to move his chariot between the two armies. When Arjuna sees his relatives on the opposing army side of the Kurus, he loses morale and decides not to fight.
  2. Sankhya Yoga:: (contains 72 verses) After asking Krishna for help, Arjuna is instructed that only the body may be killed, as he was worried if it would become a sin to kill people (including his gurus and relatives), while the eternal self is immortal. Krishna appeals to Arjuna that, as a warrior, he has a duty to uphold the path of dharma through warfare. Krishna told Arjuna the three principles dharmaAtman and the Sharira (body).
  3. Karma Yoga: (contains