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The whole Gita in 18 weeks

One chapter a week, a few verses each day. Long chapters such as 2 and 18 mean a little more on those days. Each day ends where a topic ends.

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126 days · 5–6 verses a day

  1. Week 1 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 1.1–7Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry to Sañjaya
  2. Week 1 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 1.8–11Duryodhana’s Fear and Diplomacy in Describing the Armies
  3. Week 1 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 1.12–19Blowing of Conchshells (Signs of Victory of the Pāṇḍavas)
  4. Week 1 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 1.20–27Arjuna Observes the Armies
  5. Week 1 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 1.28–35Arjuna’s Reasons Not to Fight
  6. Week 1 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 1.36–38
  7. Week 1 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 1.39–46
  8. Week 2 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 2.1–10Arjuna’s indecision and accepting Lord Kṛṣṇa as his guru
  9. Week 2 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 2.11–22Jñāna/Sāṅkhya – Analysis of body and soul (Matter and Spirit)
  10. Week 2 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 2.23–30
  11. Week 2 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 2.31–40Sakāma-karma – Performing prescribed duty gives enjoyment
  12. Week 2 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 2.41–53Niṣkāma-karma-yoga / Buddhi-yoga – Detached work without reactions
  13. Week 2 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 2.54–63Sthita-prajña – The qualities of a liberated soul (Jīvanmukta)
  14. Week 2 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 2.64–72
  15. Week 3 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 3.1–5Arjuna’s Confusion – ‘Renunciation or Action?’
  16. Week 3 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 3.6–13Niṣkāma-Karma-Yoga is better for Arjuna than Jñāna-yoga
  17. Week 3 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 3.14–19From Karma-kāṇḍa to Karma-yoga
  18. Week 3 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 3.20–24Niṣkāma-karma-yoga to Set the Right Example
  19. Week 3 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 3.25–32
  20. Week 3 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 3.33–36
  21. Week 3 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 3.37–43Conquering Lust, the Greatest Enemy
  22. Week 4 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 4.1–5The lineage of transcendental knowledge (Paramparā)
  23. Week 4 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 4.6–12The divine nature of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s appearance
  24. Week 4 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 4.13–18Kṛṣṇa, the creator and culmination of all paths
  25. Week 4 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 4.19–24Understanding karma on the platform of jñāna
  26. Week 4 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 4.25–29Attaining jñāna through yajña (sacrifice)
  27. Week 4 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 4.30–34
  28. Week 4 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 4.35–42Method, results and glories of attaining jñāna
  29. Week 5 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 5.1–4Arjuna’s question – ‘Sannyāsa or Karma-yoga?’
  30. Week 5 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 5.5–6Karma-yoga is equal to, but easier than Sannyāsa
  31. Week 5 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 5.7–12Performing Niṣkāma-karma-yoga that frees one from bondage
  32. Week 5 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 5.13–16
  33. Week 5 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 5.17–21Liberation by focusing on the Supreme
  34. Week 5 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 5.22–24
  35. Week 5 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 5.25–29
  36. Week 6 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 6.1–6Advancing in Aṣṭāṅga-yoga (Ārurukṣa to Ārūḍha Stage)
  37. Week 6 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 6.7–14
  38. Week 6 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 6.15–23The Stages of Aṣṭāṅga-yoga Practice
  39. Week 6 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 6.24–26
  40. Week 6 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 6.27–34
  41. Week 6 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 6.35–39Necessity of controlling the mind
  42. Week 6 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 6.40–47The destination of an unsuccessful yogī
  43. Week 7 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–5The glory of knowledge about Lord Kṛṣṇa
  44. Week 7 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 7.6–7Knowledge of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s energies
  45. Week 7 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 7.8–12
  46. Week 7 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 7.13–16Surrendering unto Lord Kṛṣṇa
  47. Week 7 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 7.17–23
  48. Week 7 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 7.24–26Demigod worship and Impersonalism
  49. Week 7 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 7.27–30From ‘Delusion by Māyā’ to ‘Devotion to Kṛṣṇa’
  50. Week 8 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 8.1–4Lord Kṛṣṇa answers Arjuna’s questions
  51. Week 8 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 8.5–8Remembering Kṛṣṇa at the time of death
  52. Week 8 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 8.9–13Remembering Kṛṣṇa by Yoga-miśra-bhakti
  53. Week 8 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 8.14–16Remembering Kṛṣṇa by pure bhakti
  54. Week 8 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 8.17–19Material world Vs. Spiritual world
  55. Week 8 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 8.20–24
  56. Week 8 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 8.25–28Supremacy of pure bhakti in attaining Kṛṣṇa
  57. Week 9 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 9.1–6Kṛṣṇa glorifies the knowledge He is about to reveal
  58. Week 9 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 9.7–10Aiśvarya-jñāna – Kṛṣṇa’s relationship with this world
  59. Week 9 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 9.11–15Different types of worshipers of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  60. Week 9 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 9.16–19
  61. Week 9 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 9.20–25
  62. Week 9 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 9.26–28The glories of Kṛṣṇa-bhakti
  63. Week 9 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 9.29–34
  64. Week 10 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 10.1–7Knowing that Kṛṣṇa is unknowable and the source of all
  65. Week 10 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 10.8–11Pure bhakti the essence of Bhagavad-gīta
  66. Week 10 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 10.12–18Arjuna accepts Kṛṣṇa’s supreme position
  67. Week 10 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 10.19–24Lord Kṛṣṇa descides His vibhūtīs (opulences)
  68. Week 10 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 10.25–30
  69. Week 10 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 10.31–36
  70. Week 10 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 10.37–42
  71. Week 11 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 11.1–8Arjuna requests Kṛṣṇa to show His universal form
  72. Week 11 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 11.9–14Sañjaya describes Arjuna’s vision of the universal form
  73. Week 11 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 11.15–25Arjuna’s Experience of Seeing the Universal Form
  74. Week 11 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 11.26–31
  75. Week 11 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 11.32–40Kṛṣṇa’s reply – “Time I am, become My instrument”
  76. Week 11 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 11.41–46Arjuna’s prayers
  77. Week 11 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 11.47–55Pure bhakti is the prerequisite to see any form of Kṛṣṇa
  78. Week 12 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 12.1–2Arjuna’s Inquiry – ‘Who is better? - Personalist or Impersonalist?’
  79. Week 12 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 12.3–5Personalists Vs. Impersonalists – Supremacy of Kṛṣṇa-bhakti
  80. Week 12 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 12.6–9
  81. Week 12 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 12.10–11Progressive stages of Bhakti (See the table)
  82. Week 12 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 12.12–14
  83. Week 12 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 12.15–17Qualities that endear one to Lord Kṛṣṇa
  84. Week 12 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 12.18–20
  85. Week 13 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 13.1–5Arjuna’s Six Questions
  86. Week 13 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 13.6–12Kṛṣṇa Describes Kṣetra, Kṣetrajña and Jñānaṁ (A3, A4 & A5)
  87. Week 13 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 13.13–15Jñeyaṁ – Object of Knowledge (A6)
  88. Week 13 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 13.16–19
  89. Week 13 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 13.20–24Prakrti, Puruṣa and Their Union (A1, A2)
  90. Week 13 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 13.25–31
  91. Week 13 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 13.32–35Jñāna-cakṣu – The Vision of Knowledge
  92. Week 14 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 14.1–4The conditioning of the soul by the material modes
  93. Week 14 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 14.5–9
  94. Week 14 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 14.10–13
  95. Week 14 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 14.14–15Effect of conditioning by the modes
  96. Week 14 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 14.16–19
  97. Week 14 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 14.20–25Transcending the modes (becoming guṇātīta)
  98. Week 14 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 14.26–27
  99. Week 15 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 15.1–2From material world to spiritual world – by detachment and surrender
  100. Week 15 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 15.3–6
  101. Week 15 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 15.7–9Transmigration of the living entities
  102. Week 15 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 15.10–11
  103. Week 15 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 15.12–15Appreciating Kṛṣṇa’s position as our maintainer in this world
  104. Week 15 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 15.16–17Summary of the Vedas and the Vedānta
  105. Week 15 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 15.18–20
  106. Week 16 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 16.1–3Daivī sampada – Divine qualities (see the table)
  107. Week 16 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 16.4–7Asura sampada – Demoniac qualities
  108. Week 16 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 16.8–9
  109. Week 16 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 16.10–15Activities of the demoniac people and the consequences – their tendencies, conduct, attitude, engagements, thoughts and destination.
  110. Week 16 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 16.16–17
  111. Week 16 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 16.18–19
  112. Week 16 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 16.20–24
  113. Week 17 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 17.1–4Arjuna’s inquiry about the unauthorized worship of those who have some faith which is not based on scriptures
  114. Week 17 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 17.5–7The three modes determine one’s faith (śraddhā) and worship
  115. Week 17 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 17.8–13Foods in three modes
  116. Week 17 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 17.14–16Three types of austerity
  117. Week 17 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 17.17–19Austerity in three modes
  118. Week 17 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 17.20–24Charity in three modes
  119. Week 17 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 17.25–28Conclusion – Oṁ tat Sat indicate the Supreme Absolute Truth, Viṣṇu. Any sacrifice, charity or austerity done without faith in the Supreme is impermanent and is asat
  120. Week 18 · Day 1Bhagavad-gītā 18.1–12Freedom from bondage through Karma-yoga
  121. Week 18 · Day 2Bhagavad-gītā 18.13–22The five factors of action
  122. Week 18 · Day 3Bhagavad-gītā 18.23–32The modes control all activities and all beings
  123. Week 18 · Day 4Bhagavad-gītā 18.33–44
  124. Week 18 · Day 5Bhagavad-gītā 18.45–55Purification through prescribed duties of Varṇāśrama
  125. Week 18 · Day 6Bhagavad-gītā 18.56–66Pure Bhakti – Acting in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness
  126. Week 18 · Day 7Bhagavad-gītā 18.67–78The Conclusion