Bhagavad Gita

What this chapter does

Arjuna asks about Brahman, the self, action, the elements, divinity, sacrifice, and knowledge at death. Krishna defines these terms and says that the state remembered at death follows a life of sustained contemplation; remembrance of him, joined with yoga and the utterance of Om, leads to the highest goal. The text contrasts recurring creation and dissolution with the imperishable reality beyond them, which does not perish and from which there is no return. It then distinguishes the paths of non-return and return, ending with the yogin reaching the primal supreme abode beyond the fruits assigned to Vedic rites, sacrifice, austerity, and gifts.

1. 01Arjuna asks seven questions
2. 02Krishna defines Brahman and related terms
3. 03Remembrance shapes the final destination
4. 04Imperishable reality exceeds cosmic recurrence
5. 05Two posthumous paths are distinguished

Opens

Arjuna asks Krishna to define Brahman and related terms.

Closes

The yogin reaches the primal supreme abode.