The essential teachings on progressive spiritual life and pure devotion to the Supreme Lord spoken by the Supreme Lord Himself, Krishna, to His friend Arjuna at Kurukshetra in the last moments before the great battle. Vyasadeva included the Bhagavad-gita in the Bhishma-parva of the Mahabharata.

"Song of the Lord." This scripture consists of eighteen chapters from the Mahabharata epic. It is chiefly a dialog between the avatar Lord Krishna and his disciple Arjuna on the eve of the historic battle of Kurukshetra, about 3000 BC The Gita is allegory as well as history, a spiritual treatise on the inner battle between man's good and bad tendencies. Depending on the context, Krishna symbolizes the guru, the soul or God: Arjuna represents the aspiring devotee. Of this Holy Scripture Mahatma Gandhi wrote: "Those who will meditate on the Gita will derive fresh joy and new meanings from it every day. There is not a single spiritual tangle which the Gita cannot unravel."

The section of the Mahabharata in which Krishna reveals himself to Arjuna and in a long theological discussion describes the main components of karma yoga.

(Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life

(“Lord's Song”) — the oldest full-fledged Yoga book found embedded in the Mahabharata and containing the teachings on Karma-Yoga (the path of self-transcending action), Samkhya-Yoga (the path of discerning the principles of existence correctly), and Bhakti-Yoga (the path of devotion), as given by the God-man Krishna to Prince Arjuna on the battlefield 3,500 years or more ago

"the song of God"; a seven-hundred verse record of a conversation between Lord Krishn a and His disciple, Arjuna, from the Bhis ma Parva of the Mahabharata of Vedavyasa. Krishn a teaches the science of the Absolute Truth and the importance of devotional service. Bhagavad-gita contains the essence of all Vedic wisdom. Srila Prabhupada's annotated English translation is called Bhagavad-gita As It Is.

"The Song of God"---a sacred scripture of the Hindus, one of the basic texts of the Vedanta and the Yoga philosophy the other two being Upanisads, and the Brahma-Sutra).

A scripture containing Lord Krishna's teachings. Click here to view read a version.

A scripture containing Lord Krishna's teachings. Click here to view an online version.

("Song of the Lord"). A section of the Mahabharata composed around 200 BCE, and one of the most beloved of Hindu texts. It tells the story of the warrior Arjuna who faces members of his own family in battle and is unsure of the right action. Arjuna is instructed by Krishna, who outlines three paths ( marga) of life: knowledge, duty, and devotion.