The Song Celestial: or Bhagavad-Gita

The Distress of Arjuna as he faces combat against kinsmen and doubts the righteousness of war.

Krishna teaches Arjuna about the immortal soul and the nature of duty and action.

Krishna explains the path of action and desire, and how all beings are compelled to act.

Krishna reveals the ancient knowledge of yoga and his divine appearances throughout history.

Discussion of renunciation and action, showing both paths lead to the same spiritual goal.

Krishna teaches meditation and self-restraint as the path to spiritual perfection and peace.

Krishna reveals his divine nature and how to know him through wisdom and devotion.

Arjuna questions Krishna about divine principles; Krishna explains meditation and attaining enlightenment.

Krishna teaches the kingly knowledge and mystery, revealing his universal presence and power.

Krishna enumerates his divine perfections and manifestations across all beings and realms.

Krishna reveals his cosmic form with infinite faces, eyes, and arms to Arjuna's amazement.

Krishna teaches the religion of faith and devotion to the revealed and unrevealed divine.

Krishna explains the nature of matter and spirit, the field and the knower of the field.

Krishna describes the three qualities of nature and how to transcend them for liberation.

The Banyan tree metaphor teaches about the worldly and divine existence and ultimate reality.

Krishna contrasts divine and undivine natures and the three gates leading to hell.

Krishna teaches the threefold kinds of faith and their manifestations in worship and action.

Krishna concludes with teachings on renunciation, duty, knowledge, and complete surrender to the divine.