The Bhagavad Gita
← all texts · Hindu · c. 200 BCE – 200 CE
What this is
The "Song of the Lord" — a dialogue on the eve of battle in which Krishna teaches Arjuna the paths of duty, devotion and knowledge, and reveals himself as God. The most beloved single text of Hinduism. Edwin Arnold's verse rendering is on Gutenberg.
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Companion reading path
What to read alongside it, and why.
The Mahābhārata
Hindu
The Gita is a chapter of the Mahabharata — read it in its epic frame.
The Upanishads
Hindu
The philosophy the Gita distills into practice.
The Dhammapada
Buddhist
The Buddhist counterpoint on action, desire and liberation.