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Bhagavad-gītā — all 18 chapters

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Part 1 · Chapters 1–6 Karma-yoga

  1. 1 Chapter 1 Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra 46 verses · 5 sections
  2. 2 Chapter 2 Contents of the Gītā Summarized 72 verses · 5 sections
  3. 3 Chapter 3 Karma-yoga 43 verses · 5 sections
  4. 4 Chapter 4 Transcendental Knowledge 42 verses · 6 sections
  5. 5 Chapter 5 Karma-yoga — Action in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness 29 verses · 4 sections
  6. 6 Chapter 6 Sāṅkhya-yoga 47 verses · 5 sections

Part 2 · Chapters 7–12 Bhakti-yoga

  1. 7 Chapter 7 Knowledge of the Absolute 30 verses · 5 sections
  2. 8 Chapter 8 Attaining the Supreme 28 verses · 6 sections
  3. 9 Chapter 9 The Most Confidential Knowledge 34 verses · 4 sections
  4. 10 Chapter 10 The Opulence of the Absolute 42 verses · 4 sections
  5. 11 Chapter 11 The Universal Form 55 verses · 7 sections
  6. 12 Chapter 12 Devotional Service 20 verses · 4 sections

Part 3 · Chapters 13–18 Jñāna-yoga

  1. 13 Chapter 13 Nature, the Enjoyer, and Consciousness 35 verses · 6 sections
  2. 14 Chapter 14 The Three Modes of Material Nature 27 verses · 3 sections
  3. 15 Chapter 15 The Yoga of the Supreme Person 20 verses · 5 sections
  4. 16 Chapter 16 The Divine and Demoniac Natures 24 verses · 4 sections
  5. 17 Chapter 17 The Divisions of Faith 28 verses · 8 sections
  6. 18 Chapter 18 Conclusion — The Perfection of Renunciation 78 verses · 7 sections