The Bhagavad Gita

“ This knowledge is the king of all wisdom, the king of all that is confidential. It is the purest and the topmost and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization it is the perfection of all religion and everlastingly joyful to perform”.  – Bhagavad-Gita, chapter 9, verse 2

Bhagavad Gita is the sermon that Lord Krishna delivered to Arjun on the battlefield during the war Mahabharat in Kurukshetra. This is part of the Bhishma-Parva section of Mahabharata. This is a Upnishada, namely Gitopnishad.

The Bhagavad-Gita consists of 18 chapters and each chapter is called yoga. Yoga is the science of the individual consciousness attaining communion with the Ultimate Consciousness. So each chapter is a highly specialized yoga revealing the path of attaining realization of the Ultimate Truth.

Following is the complete list of chapters in Bhagavadgita.

The first 6 chapters deal with Karma Yoga.

Chapter 1 : Visada Yoga

Chapter 2 : Sankhya Yoga

Chapter 3 : Karma Yoga

Chapter 4 : Jnana Yoga

Chapter 5 : Karma Vairagya Yoga

Chapter 6 : Abhyasa Yoga

The middle 6 chapters deal with Bhakti Yoga as they principally are pertaining to the science of the individual consciousness attaining communion with the Ultimate Consciousness by the path of devotion.

Chapter 7 : Paramahamsa Vijnana Yoga

Chapter 8 : Aksara-Parabrahman Yoga

Chapter 9 : Raja-Vidya-Guhya Yoga

Chapter 10 : Vibhuti-Vistara-Yoga

Chapter 11 : Visvarupa-Darsana Yoga

Chapter 12 : Bhakti Yoga

The final 6 chapters are about the Jnana Yoga, dealing with the science of the individual consciousness attaining communion with the Ultimate Consciousness through the intellect.

Chapter 13 : Ksetra-Ksetrajna Vibhaga Yoga

Chapter 14 : Gunatraya-Vibhaga Yoga

Chapter 15 : Purusottama Yoga

Chapter 16 : Daivasura-Sampad-Vibhaga Yoga

Chapter 17 : Sraddhatraya-Vibhaga Yoga