The collection
The Bhagavad Gita
A dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra, in 18 chapters and 701 verses. In ParBrahma every verse is recited in Sanskrit and followed by a spoken translation in Hindi or English.
18chapters
701verses
~7,190audio recordings
The eighteen chapters
Chapter names as they appear in the Gita, with a short English gloss.
- 1Arjuna Vishada Yoga47 versesअर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna's despair
- 2Sankhya Yoga72 versesसाङ्ख्ययोग · The path of knowledge
- 3Karma Yoga43 versesकर्मयोग · The path of action
- 4Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga42 versesज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Knowledge and the renunciation of action
- 5Karma Sannyasa Yoga29 versesकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Renunciation
- 6Dhyana Yoga47 versesध्यानयोग · Meditation
- 7Jnana Vijnana Yoga30 versesज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Knowledge and realisation
- 8Akshara Brahma Yoga28 versesअक्षरब्रह्मयोग · The imperishable
- 9Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga34 versesराजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · The royal knowledge and the royal secret
- 10Vibhuti Yoga42 versesविभूतियोग · Divine glories
- 11Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga55 versesविश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · The vision of the universal form
- 12Bhakti Yoga20 versesभक्तियोग · Devotion
- 13Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga35 versesक्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · The field and the knower of the field
- 14Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga27 versesगुणत्रयविभागयोग · The three gunas
- 15Purushottama Yoga20 versesपुरुषोत्तमयोग · The supreme person
- 16Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga24 versesदैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · The divine and the demonic
- 17Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga28 versesश्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · The three kinds of faith
- 18Moksha Sannyasa Yoga78 versesमोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Liberation through renunciation
Ways in
Listen to the whole Gita end to end, go chapter by chapter, or start with a curated collection such as Before Sleep.
Recitation and translation
Recitation by a synthesised voice, not a human reciter. Hindi translation: written for ParBrahma. English translation: written for ParBrahma.