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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.

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    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.

  5. 5

    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.

  6. 6

    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.

  7. 7

    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.

  8. 8

    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.

  9. 9

    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.

  10. 10

    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.

  1. 1

    Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 42 lectures · 36 on this verse alone

    The series, –1977
    1. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 and Initiations
    2. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1968-03-17
    3. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1968-03-26 · San Francisco
    4. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1968-09-10 · San Francisco
    5. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1968-12-02 · Los Angeles
    6. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1969-02-22 · Los Angeles
    7. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–2 1971-03-28 · Bombay
    8. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 University of Florida 1971-07-29 · Gainesville
    9. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1971-08-04 · London
    10. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1972-02-14
    11. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 in Hindi 1972-03-28
    12. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 in Hindi 1972-03-29
    13. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1, Public Lecture 1972-04-15
    14. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1972-06-29
    15. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1972-07-02
    16. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 [Staged before Camera] 1972-08-17
    17. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1972-12-13
    18. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1972-12-14
    19. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1973-01-13
    20. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1973-01-27
    21. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1, Engagement 1973-02-16
    22. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1973-09-08
    23. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1973-09-10
    24. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1--Hindi 1973-10-26
    25. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1--Hindi 1973-10-29
    26. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–5 1974-01-31
    27. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1974-04-27
    28. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1974-06-13
    29. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1974-06-29
    30. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1975-01-25
    31. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1975-03-09
    32. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1975-05-24
    33. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 in [Hindi--final proofreading pending] 1975-08-26
    34. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 in [Hindi--final proofreading pending] 1975-09-25
    35. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1975-10-09
    36. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1975-10-27
    37. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1975-12-20
    38. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 [with Translator] 1975-12-25
    39. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1976-08-22
    40. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 in Hindi 1976-10-15
    41. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1977-01-22
    42. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 1977-01-29
  2. 2
  3. 3

    Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 12 lectures · 11 on this verse alone

    The series, 1966–1974
    1. Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1966-03-11 · New York
    2. Bhagavad-gītā 2.13-17 1968-11-29 · Los Angeles
    3. Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1971-09-13 · Mombasa
    4. Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1972-09-08
    5. Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1972-10-12
    6. Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1972-11-18
    7. Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1972-11-19
    8. Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1973-02-21
    9. Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1973-04-11
    10. Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1973-08-19
    11. Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1974-06-18
    12. Bhagavad-gītā 2.13 1974-06-22
  4. 4

    Bhagavad-gītā 7.2 11 lectures · 5 on this verse alone

    The series, 1968–1975
    1. Bhagavad-gītā 7.2 1968-09-11 · San Francisco
    2. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–2 1971-03-28 · Bombay
    3. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1971-08-04 · London
    4. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1972-12-14
    5. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1973-09-10
    6. Bhagavad-gītā 7.2--Hindi 1973-10-30
    7. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–5 1974-01-31
    8. Bhagavad-gītā 7.2 1974-04-28
    9. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–3 1974-06-13
    10. Bhagavad-gītā 7.2 1975-03-10
    11. Bhagavad-gītā 7.2 1975-10-28
  5. 5

    Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 10 lectures · 8 on this verse alone

    The series, –1976
    1. Bhagavad-gītā 2.11–12
    2. Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 1966-03-07 · New York
    3. Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 1966-03-09 · New York
    4. Bhagavad-gītā 2.8-12 1968-11-27 · Los Angeles
    5. Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 1972-11-17
    6. Bhagavad-gītā 2.12--Hindi 1973-02-26
    7. Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 1973-03-05
    8. Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 1973-08-18
    9. Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 1975-02-12
    10. Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 1976-12-12
  6. 6

    Bhagavad-gītā 2.11 10 lectures · 6 on this verse alone

    The series, –1976
    1. Bhagavad-gītā 2.11–12
    2. Bhagavad-gītā 2.7–11 1966-03-02 · New York
    3. Bhagavad-gītā 2.11 1966-03-04 · New York
    4. Bhagavad-gītā 2.8-12 1968-11-27 · Los Angeles
    5. Bhagavad-gītā 2.11 1972-08-01
    6. Bhagavad-gītā 2.11 1973-08-17
    7. Bhagavad-gītā 2.11 1975-02-11
    8. Bhagavad-gītā 2.11 1975-10-01
    9. Bhagavad-gītā 2.1-11 1975-10-17
    10. Bhagavad-gītā 2.11 -- Rotary Club Address at Hotel Imperial 1976-03-25
  7. 7

    Bhagavad-gītā 13.2 9 lectures · 2 on this verse alone

    The series, 1971–1975
    1. Bhagavad-gītā 13.2 1971-09-25 · Nairobi
    2. Bhagavad-gītā 13.2 1972-04-05
    3. Bhagavad-gītā 13.1–2 1972-12-29
    4. Bhagavad-gītā 13.2–4 1972-12-31
    5. Bhagavad-gītā 13.1–2 1973-08-10
    6. Bhagavad-gītā 13.1–2 1973-09-24
    7. Bhagavad-gītā 13.1–2 1973-09-25
    8. Bhagavad-gītā 13.1–2 1975-02-25
    9. Bhagavad-gītā 13.1-3 1975-10-13
  8. 8

    Bhagavad-gītā 4.1 7 lectures · 5 on this verse alone

    The series, 1966–1974
    1. Bhagavad-gītā 4.1 and Review 1966-07-11 · New York
    2. Bhagavad-gītā 4.1 1968-08-24 · Montreal
    3. Bhagavad-gītā 4.1–6 1969-01-03 · Los Angeles
    4. Bhagavad-gītā 4.1–2 1969-05-09 · Columbus
    5. Bhagavad-gītā 4.1 1971-11-10 · Delhi
    6. Bhagavad-gītā 4.1 1974-02-07
    7. Bhagavad-gītā 4.1 1974-03-21
  9. 9

    Bhagavad-gītā 13.3 7 lectures · 5 on this verse alone

    The series, 1972–1975
    1. Bhagavad-gītā 13.3 1972-12-30
    2. Bhagavad-gītā 13.2–4 1972-12-31
    3. Bhagavad-gītā 13.3 1973-08-11
    4. Bhagavad-gītā 13.3 1973-09-26
    5. Bhagavad-gītā 13.3 1974-04-19
    6. Bhagavad-gītā 13.3 1975-02-26
    7. Bhagavad-gītā 13.1-3 1975-10-13
  10. 10

    Bhagavad-gītā 16.7 7 lectures · 5 on this verse alone

    The series, –1976
    1. Bhagavad-gītā 16.1-16 Garden Discussion
    2. Bhagavad-gītā 16.2–7 1971-04-08 · Bombay
    3. Bhagavad-gītā 16.7 1975-01-27
    4. Bhagavad-gītā 16.7 1975-02-03
    5. Bhagavad-gītā 16.7 [with translator] 1975-12-26
    6. Bhagavad-gītā 16.7 1976-12-14
    7. Bhagavad-gītā 16.7 1976-12-15
  11. 11

    Bhagavad-gītā 4.11 7 lectures · 4 on this verse alone

    The series, 1966–1974
    1. Bhagavad-gītā 4.9–11 1966-07-20 · New York
    2. Bhagavad-gītā 4.11 1966-07-22 · New York
    3. Bhagavad-gītā 4.11–12 1966-07-25 · New York
    4. Bhagavad-gītā 4.11–18 1969-01-08 · Los Angeles
    5. Bhagavad-gītā 4.11 1974-03-31
    6. Bhagavad-gītā 4.11 1974-06-01
    7. Bhagavad-gītā 4.11 1974-08-03
  12. 12

    Bhagavad-gītā 4.13 7 lectures · 4 on this verse alone

    The series, 1966–1975
    1. Bhagavad-gītā 4.12–13 1966-07-27 · New York
    2. Bhagavad-gītā 4.13–14 1966-07-29 · New York
    3. Bhagavad-gītā 4.11–18 1969-01-08 · Los Angeles
    4. Bhagavad-gītā 4.13 1973-04-08
    5. Bhagavad-gītā 4.13 1974-04-02
    6. Bhagavad-gītā 4.13 1974-08-05
    7. Bhagavad-gītā 4.13 1975-10-19
  13. 13

    Bhagavad-gītā 9.2 7 lectures · 3 on this verse alone

    The series, –1976
    1. Bhagavad-gītā 9.2–4
    2. Bhagavad-gītā 9.2 1966-11-11 · New York
    3. Bhagavad-gītā 9.2–4 1966-11-16 · New York
    4. Bhagavad-gītā 9.2 1972-03-07
    5. Bhagavad-gītā 9.2–3 1972-03-08
    6. Bhagavad-gītā 9.1–2 1974-06-30
    7. Bhagavad-gītā 9.2 1976-04-20
  14. 14

    Bhagavad-gītā 4.10 6 lectures · 4 on this verse alone

    The series, 1966–1974
    1. Bhagavad-gītā 4.9–11 1966-07-20 · New York
    2. Bhagavad-gītā 4.7–10 1969-01-06 · Los Angeles
    3. Bhagavad-gītā 4.10 1974-03-30
    4. Bhagavad-gītā 4.10, Public Lecture 1974-05-25
    5. Bhagavad-gītā 4.10, Festival at Maison de Faubourg 1974-05-31
    6. Bhagavad-gītā 4.10 1974-08-02
  15. 15

    Bhagavad-gītā 7.4 6 lectures · 4 on this verse alone

    The series, 1971–1975
    1. Bhagavad-gītā 7.4–5 1971-03-30 · Bombay
    2. Bhagavad-gītā 7.4 1972-12-19
    3. Bhagavad-gītā 7.1–5 1974-01-31
    4. Bhagavad-gītā 7.4 1974-02-19
    5. Bhagavad-gītā 7.4 1974-08-10
    6. 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.