18 Chapters. 700 Sacred Verses.

Arjuna surveys the armies at Kurukshetra and is overwhelmed with grief, moral conflict, and confusion.

Krishna teaches the immortality of the Atman (soul), Nishkama Karma (selfless action), and the qualities of a Sthitaprajna (stable intellect).

Krishna explains that action is unavoidable and prescribes selfless duty offered as worship without attachment to results.

Krishna reveals the tradition of divine wisdom, the avatars of God, and how wisdom burns the karmic bonds of action.

Krishna reconciles external renunciation (sannyasa) with inward dedication of action, finding peace in the supreme truth.

The science of controlling the mind, disciplined posture, constant practice (abhyasa), and inner stillness through meditation.

Krishna reveals His divine energies, lower material nature and higher spiritual energy, and the four types of devotees.

The nature of Brahman, the mind's final thought at the time of departure, and the eternal spiritual destination.

The sovereign science and secret of pure bhakti (devotion), how the Divine receives even a leaf, flower, fruit, or water with love.

Krishna describes His infinite divine manifestations and opulences pervading the entire cosmos.

Arjuna is bestowed the divine vision to behold Krishna's awe-inspiring, cosmic universal form (Vishwaroopa).

The path of heartfelt love and devotional service, detailing the endearing virtues of Krishna's beloved bhaktas.

Distinction between the field of the body (Kshetra) and the knower of the field (Kshetrajna), and Supreme Consciousness.

The three modes of material nature—Sattva (goodness), Rajas (passion), and Tamas (ignorance)—and transcending them.

The metaphor of the cosmic Ashwattha tree and the Supreme Divine Person (Purushottama) beyond the perishable and imperishable.

The distinction between divine virtues that liberate (daivi sampad) and demonic traits that bind (asuri sampad).

The three kinds of faith, diet, worship, charity (dana), and austerity (tapas) aligned with the mystic vibration 'Om Tat Sat'.

The pinnacle of the Gita: the true meaning of Tyaga, surrender to the Supreme Divine ('Sarva-dharman parityajya'), and eternal victory.