Bhagavad Gita

Overview

Between the armies at Kurukshetra, Arjuna's despair meets Krishna's yoga of action, knowledge, and devotion. The discourse is the spiritual heart of the epic.

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People involved

• KrishnaGenealogy
• ArjunaGenealogy
• SanjayaGenealogy
• DhritarashtraGenealogy

Places involved

• KurukshetraAtlas

Kingdoms

• Kuru

Related Gītā chapters

• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 11
• Chapter 18

Related verses

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Weapons used

• GandivaEncyclopedia
• Sudarshana ChakraEncyclopedia
• PanchajanyaEncyclopedia
• DevadattaEncyclopedia
• Krishna's chariotEncyclopedia

Genealogy links

• Krishna
• Arjuna
• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra

Atlas links

• Kurukshetra

Related encyclopedia pages

• Bhagavad Gita
• Krishna Peace Mission
• Bhishma's Fall
• Kuru

Related events

• Embassy

  Krishna Peace Mission

  Krishna goes to Hastinapura as envoy; peace fails and war is fixed.

• Battle

  Bhishma's Fall

  Bhishma falls to Arjuna's arrows, aided by Shikhandin's presence.

Sources

• Mahabharata · Bhishma Parva
• Bhagavad Gita · ch. 1
• Bhagavad Gita · ch. 2
• Bhagavad Gita · ch. 18

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