Bhagavad-gita is universally renowned as the jewel of India’s spiritual wisdom. Spoken by Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, to His intimate devotee Arjuna, the Gita’s 700 concise verses provide a definitive guide to the science of self-realization. Indeed, there is no work even comparable in its revelations of man’s essential nature, his environment and, ultimately, his relationship with God.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is uniquely qualified to present this English translation and commentary on Bhagavad-gita. He is the world’s foremost Vedic scholar and teacher, and he is also the current representative of the unbroken chain of fully self-realized spiritual masters beginning with Lord Krishna Himself. Thus, unlike other editions of the Gita, this one is presented as it is—without the slightest taint of adulteration of personal motivation.
Table of Contents
Setting the Scene
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kurukshetra
Chapter 2: Contents of the Gita Summarized
Chapter 3: Karma-yoga
Chapter 4: Transcendental Knowledge
Chapter 5: Karma-yoga Action in Krishna Consciousness
Chapter 6: Dhyana-yoga
Chapter 7: Knowledge of the Absolute
Chapter 8: Attaining the Supreme
Chapter 9: The Most Confidential Knowledge
Chapter 10: The Opulence of the Absolute
Chapter 11: The Universal Form
Chapter 12: Devotional Service
Chapter 13: Nature, the Enjoyer and Consciousness
Chapter 14: The Three Modes of Material Nature
Chapter 15: The Yoga of the Supreme Person
Chapter 16: The Divine and Demoniac Natures
Chapter 17: The Divisions of Faith
Chapter 18: Conclusion—The Perfection of Renunciation
A Note about the Second Edition
The Author
Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
Glossary
Index of Sanskrit Verses
Index