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The verses Śrīla Prabhupāda returned to most
Some verses Śrīla Prabhupāda quoted again and again throughout his teachings. Here they are by the number of times: first the verses he cited most throughout his teachings, then the verses he lectured on most.
Most cited throughout his teachings
The ten Bhagavad-gītā verses Śrīla Prabhupāda cited most often, with the number of citations.
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Bhagavad-gītā 18.66 cited 1,320 times
sarva-dharmān parityajya …
Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear.
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Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 cited 738 times
dehino 'smin yathā dehe …
As the embodied soul continually passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. The self-realized soul is not bewildered by such a change.
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Bhagavad-gītā 4.9 cited 733 times
janma karma ca me divyam …
One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.
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Bhagavad-gītā 7.19 cited 622 times
bahūnāṁ janmanām ante …
After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare.
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Bhagavad-gītā 7.14 cited 582 times
daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī …
This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it.
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Bhagavad-gītā 18.54 cited 529 times
brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā …
One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman. He never laments nor desires to have anything; he is equally disposed to every living entity. In that state he attains pure devotional service unto Me.
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Bhagavad-gītā 7.15 cited 497 times
na māṁ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ …
Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake of the atheistic nature of demons, do not surrender unto Me.
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Bhagavad-gītā 3.27 cited 489 times
prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni …
The bewildered spirit soul, under the influence of the three modes of material nature, thinks himself to be the doer of activities, which are in actuality carried out by nature.
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Bhagavad-gītā 18.61 cited 488 times
īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ …
The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone's heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of all living entities, who are seated as on a machine, made of the material energy.
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Bhagavad-gītā 15.15 cited 487 times
sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo …
I am seated in everyone's heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas am I to be known; indeed I am the compiler of Vedānta, and I am the knower of the Vedas.
Counts as published by Vanipedia: Srila Prabhupada Citing Verses Throughout His Teachings (read on 2026-11-09)
Most lectured on
The verses on which Śrīla Prabhupāda gave the most recorded Bhagavad-gītā classes. Open a verse to see its lectures in order, as a series.
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Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 42 lectures · 36 on this verse alone
The series, –1977
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 and Initiations
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1968-03-17
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1968-03-26 · San Francisco
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1968-09-10 · San Francisco
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1968-12-02 · Los Angeles
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1969-02-22 · Los Angeles
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–2 1971-03-28 · Bombay
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 University of Florida 1971-07-29 · Gainesville
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1971-08-04 · London
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1972-02-14
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 in Hindi 1972-03-28
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 in Hindi 1972-03-29
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1, Public Lecture 1972-04-15
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1972-06-29
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1972-07-02
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 [Staged before Camera] 1972-08-17
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1972-12-13
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1972-12-14
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1973-01-13
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1973-01-27
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1, Engagement 1973-02-16
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1973-09-08
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1973-09-10
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1--Hindi 1973-10-26
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1--Hindi 1973-10-29
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–5 1974-01-31
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1974-04-27
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1974-06-13
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1974-06-29
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1975-01-25
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1975-03-09
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1975-05-24
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 in [Hindi--final proofreading pending] 1975-08-26
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 in [Hindi--final proofreading pending] 1975-09-25
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1975-10-09
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1975-10-27
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1975-12-20
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 [with Translator] 1975-12-25
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1976-08-22
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 in Hindi 1976-10-15
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1977-01-22
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1977-01-29
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Bhagavad-gītā 7.3 13 lectures · 8 on this verse alone
The series, 1968–1975
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.3 1968-06-03
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.3 Paṇḍāl Wedding and Initiations at Cross Maidan 1971-03-29 · Bombay
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1971-08-04 · London
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1972-12-14
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1973-09-10
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.3 1973-10-31
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–5 1974-01-31
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.3 1974-02-18
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1974-06-13
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.3 1974-08-09
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.3 1975-03-11
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.3 -- [Hindi--final proofreading pending] 1975-08-30
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.3 1975-10-29
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Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 12 lectures · 11 on this verse alone
The series, 1966–1974
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1966-03-11 · New York
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.13-17 1968-11-29 · Los Angeles
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1971-09-13 · Mombasa
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1972-09-08
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1972-10-12
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1972-11-18
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1972-11-19
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1973-02-21
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1973-04-11
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1973-08-19
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1974-06-18
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1974-06-22
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Bhagavad-gītā 7.2 11 lectures · 5 on this verse alone
The series, 1968–1975
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.2 1968-09-11 · San Francisco
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–2 1971-03-28 · Bombay
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1971-08-04 · London
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1972-12-14
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1973-09-10
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.2--Hindi 1973-10-30
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–5 1974-01-31
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.2 1974-04-28
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1974-06-13
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.2 1975-03-10
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.2 1975-10-28
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Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 10 lectures · 8 on this verse alone
The series, –1976
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.11–12
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 1966-03-07 · New York
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 1966-03-09 · New York
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.8-12 1968-11-27 · Los Angeles
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 1972-11-17
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.12--Hindi 1973-02-26
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 1973-03-05
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 1973-08-18
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 1975-02-12
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 1976-12-12
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Bhagavad-gītā 2.11 10 lectures · 6 on this verse alone
The series, –1976
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.11–12
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.7–11 1966-03-02 · New York
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.11 1966-03-04 · New York
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.8-12 1968-11-27 · Los Angeles
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.11 1972-08-01
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.11 1973-08-17
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.11 1975-02-11
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.11 1975-10-01
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.1-11 1975-10-17
- Bhagavad-gītā 2.11 -- Rotary Club Address at Hotel Imperial 1976-03-25
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Bhagavad-gītā 13.2 9 lectures · 2 on this verse alone
The series, 1971–1975
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.2 1971-09-25 · Nairobi
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.2 1972-04-05
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.1–2 1972-12-29
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.2–4 1972-12-31
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.1–2 1973-08-10
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.1–2 1973-09-24
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.1–2 1973-09-25
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.1–2 1975-02-25
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.1-3 1975-10-13
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Bhagavad-gītā 4.1 7 lectures · 5 on this verse alone
The series, 1966–1974
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.1 and Review 1966-07-11 · New York
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.1 1968-08-24 · Montreal
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.1–6 1969-01-03 · Los Angeles
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.1–2 1969-05-09 · Columbus
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.1 1971-11-10 · Delhi
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.1 1974-02-07
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.1 1974-03-21
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Bhagavad-gītā 13.3 7 lectures · 5 on this verse alone
The series, 1972–1975
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.3 1972-12-30
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.2–4 1972-12-31
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.3 1973-08-11
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.3 1973-09-26
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.3 1974-04-19
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.3 1975-02-26
- Bhagavad-gītā 13.1-3 1975-10-13
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Bhagavad-gītā 16.7 7 lectures · 5 on this verse alone
The series, –1976
- Bhagavad-gītā 16.1-16 Garden Discussion
- Bhagavad-gītā 16.2–7 1971-04-08 · Bombay
- Bhagavad-gītā 16.7 1975-01-27
- Bhagavad-gītā 16.7 1975-02-03
- Bhagavad-gītā 16.7 [with translator] 1975-12-26
- Bhagavad-gītā 16.7 1976-12-14
- Bhagavad-gītā 16.7 1976-12-15
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Bhagavad-gītā 4.11 7 lectures · 4 on this verse alone
The series, 1966–1974
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.9–11 1966-07-20 · New York
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.11 1966-07-22 · New York
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.11–12 1966-07-25 · New York
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.11–18 1969-01-08 · Los Angeles
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.11 1974-03-31
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.11 1974-06-01
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.11 1974-08-03
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Bhagavad-gītā 4.13 7 lectures · 4 on this verse alone
The series, 1966–1975
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.12–13 1966-07-27 · New York
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.13–14 1966-07-29 · New York
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.11–18 1969-01-08 · Los Angeles
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.13 1973-04-08
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.13 1974-04-02
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.13 1974-08-05
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.13 1975-10-19
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Bhagavad-gītā 9.2 7 lectures · 3 on this verse alone
The series, –1976
- Bhagavad-gītā 9.2–4
- Bhagavad-gītā 9.2 1966-11-11 · New York
- Bhagavad-gītā 9.2–4 1966-11-16 · New York
- Bhagavad-gītā 9.2 1972-03-07
- Bhagavad-gītā 9.2–3 1972-03-08
- Bhagavad-gītā 9.1–2 1974-06-30
- Bhagavad-gītā 9.2 1976-04-20
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Bhagavad-gītā 4.10 6 lectures · 4 on this verse alone
The series, 1966–1974
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.9–11 1966-07-20 · New York
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.7–10 1969-01-06 · Los Angeles
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.10 1974-03-30
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.10, Public Lecture 1974-05-25
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.10, Festival at Maison de Faubourg 1974-05-31
- Bhagavad-gītā 4.10 1974-08-02
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Bhagavad-gītā 7.4 6 lectures · 4 on this verse alone
The series, 1971–1975
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.4–5 1971-03-30 · Bombay
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.4 1972-12-19
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–5 1974-01-31
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.4 1974-02-19
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.4 1974-08-10
- Bhagavad-gītā 7.4 1975-10-31
Counted from the 446 Bhagavad-gītā lectures in the Bhaktivedanta Archives transcripts on vedabase.io. A lecture on a passage (for example 2.1–10) counts for each verse in it.