The Bhagavadgītā (Bhagavad Gita) Introduction The Bhagavadgītā (Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता; often “Bhagavad Gita” or simply “Gita”) is a celebrated Sanskrit dialogue within the Mahābhārata. It is framed as a conversation between the warrior Arjuna and his charioteer, the deity Kṛṣṇa, on the eve of the Kurukṣetra war. The text is traditionally transmitted in 18 chapters and, […]
