Bhagavad Gita — Mahabharata Bhishma Parva, 18 chapters, 700 verses. Krishna teaches Arjuna on Kurukshetra battlefield. Most-read scripture of Hinduism.
Three yogas: karma, bhakti, jnana. Soul immortal, body perishable. Nishkama karma is life-dharma.
✦ 18 Chapter Summary
1. Arjuna Vishada — confusion. 2. Sankhya — soul, sthitprajna.
3. Karma Yoga — selfless action. 4. Knowledge-Action.
5-8. Renunciation, Meditation, Knowledge, Imperishable Brahman.
9-11. Royal Knowledge, Glories, Universal Form.
12. Bhakti Yoga. 13-17. Field-Knower, Gunas, Purushottama, Daivasura, Faith.
18. Moksha-Sannyasa.
✦ Key Teachings
"Karmanyevaadhikaaraste maa phaleshu kadachana" — right to action only, not fruit.
"Yada yada hi dharmasya glaanir bhavati" — divine descends when dharma declines.
"Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja" — surrender to me alone.
3 gunas: sattva-rajas-tamas. 9 forms of bhakti.
📚Sources & References
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- ▪Surya Siddhanta — classical Sanskrit astronomical text (~5th century CE)
- ▪Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra — foundational text on Vedic astrology by Maharishi Parashara
- ▪Muhurta Chintamani by Ram Daivajna (16th century) — standard reference for muhurat selection
- ▪Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell, 1998) — basis for all astronomical computations on this site
- ▪Lahiri Ayanamsa — standard sidereal reference adopted by the Indian Calendar Reform Committee (1955)
✦ Frequently Asked Questions
When was Gita written?▼
Mahabharata era. Compiled by Vedavyasa. 700 verses.
Most important chapter?▼
12 (Bhakti) simplest. 2 (soul) foundational. 18 (summary) complete.
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