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Chapter one introduces the scene, the setting, the circumstances and the characters involved determining the

reasons for the BhagavadGita's revelation. The scene is the sacred plain of Kuruksetra. The setting is a battlefield. The circumstance is war. The main characters are the Supreme Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna, witnessed by four million soldiers led by their respective military commanders. After naming the principal warriors on both sides, Arjunas growing dejection is described due to the fear of losing friends and relatives in the course of the impending war and the subsequent sins attached to such actions. Thus this chapter is entitled: Lamenting the Consequence of War.

responsibilities in their respective stage of life according to the rules and regulations of the society in which one lives. Further the Lord explains why such duties must be performed, what benefit is gained by performing them, what harm is caused by not performing them. Plus what actions lead to bondage and what actions lead to salvation. All these points relating to duty have been described in great detail. Thus this chapter is entitled: The Eternal Duties of Human Beings. In chapter four Lord Krishna reveals how spiritual knowledge is received by disciples succession and the reason and nature of His descent into the material worlds. Here He also explains the paths of action and knowledge as well as the wisdom regarding the supreme knowledge which results at the culmination of the two paths. Thus this chapter is entitled: Approaching the Ultimate Truth.

In chapter seven Lord Krishna gives concrete knowledge of the absolute reality as well as the opulence of divinity. He describes His illusory energy in the material existence called Maya and declares how extremely difficult it is to surmount it. He also describes the four types of people attracted to divinity and the four types of people who are opposed to divinty. In conclusion He reveals that one in spiritual intelligence takes exclusive refuge of the Lord without reservation in devotional service. Thus this chapter is entitled: Knowledge of the Ultimate Truth.

In chapter eight Lord Krishna emphasizes the science of yoga. Revealing that one attains whatever one remembers at the In chapter two Arjuna accepts end of one's life the Lord the position as a disciple of Lord emphasizes the utmost Krishna and taking complete of importance of the very last Him requests the Lord to thought at the moment of instruct him in how to dispel his death. Also he gives information lamentation and grief. This on the creation of the material chapter is often deemed as a worlds as well as establishing a summary to the entire In chapter five Lord Krishna distinction between them and Bhagavad-Gita. Here many delineates the concepts of the spiritual world. Here he subjects are explained such as: action with detachment and explains the light and dark karma yoga, jnana yoga, renunciation in actions paths in regards to leaving this sankhya yoga, buddih yoga and explaining that both are a material existence, the the atma which is the soul. means to the same goal. Here destination to which they each Predominance has been given He explains how salvation is lead to and the reward received to the immortal nature of the attained by the pursuance of by each. Thus this chapter is soul existing within all living these paths. Thus this chapter is entitled: Attainment of entities and it has been entitled: Action and Salvation. described in great detail. Thus Renunciation. this chapter is entitled: The In chapter nine Lord Krishna Eternal Reality of the Souls' In chapter six Lord Krishna reveals that the sovereign Immortality. reveals astanga yoga, and the science and the sovereign exact process of practicing such secret. He explains how the Chapter three establishes the yoga. He explains in detail the entire material existence is fact by various points of view difficulties of the mind and the created, prevaded, maintained that the performance of procedures by which one may and annihilated by His external prescribed duties is obligatory gain mastery of their mind energy and all beings are for everyone. Here Lord Krishna through yoga which reveals the coming and going under His categorically and spiritual nature of a living entity. supervision. The subjects comprehensively explains how it Thus this chapter is entitled: matters covered subsequently is the duty of each and every The Science of Self-Realization. are primarily concerned with member of society to carry out devotional service and the Lord their functions and Himself declares that these

subject matters are most confidential. Thus this chapter is entitled: Confidential Knowledge of the Ultimate Truth.

essential characteristics of each individually, their cause, the level of their potency, how they influence a living entity affected by them as well as the signs of Chapter ten reveals Lord one who has risen above them. Krishna's exalted position as the Here he clearly advises to cause of all causes. Also relinquish oneself from specifying His special ignorance and passion and manifestations and opulences. adopt the path of pure goodness Arjuna prays to the Lord to until acquiring the ability to describe more of the opulence transcend them. Thus this and the Lord describes those chapter is entitled; The Three which are most prominent. Thus Qualities of Material Nature. this chapter is entitled: The Infinite Glories of the Ultimate In chapter fifteen Lord Krishna Truth. reveals the virtues, the glories and transcendental In chapter eleven Lord Krishna characteristics of God being is beseeched by Arjuna to reveal omnipotent, omniscient and His universal form showing all of omnipresent. Also He explains existence. Thus this chapter is the pupose and value of entitled: The Vision of the knowing about God and the Universal Form. means by which He can be realized. Thus this chapter is In chapter twelve Lord Krishna entitled: Realization of the extols the glory of devotion to Ultimate Truth. God. Along with this he explains the different forms of spiritual In chapter sixteen Lord Krishna disciplines and discusses the describes explicitly, explaining qualities of the devotees who by separately and in detail the performing their activities in this divine properties, conduct and way become very dear to Him. actions which are righteous in Thus this chapter is entitled: nature and conducive to The Path of Devotion. divinity. Also he delineates the evil propensities and ill conducts In chapter thirteen Lord Krishna which are unrighteous in nature reveals the distinct difference and which determine the between the physical body and unrighteous and which are the immortal soul. He explains antagonistic to divinity. Thus that the physical is transitory this chapter is entitled: The and perishable whereas the soul Divine and the Demoniac is immutable and eternal. The Natures Defined. Lord also gives precise knowledge about the individual In chapter seventeen Lord soul and the ultimate soul. Thus Krishna classifies the three this chapter is entitled: The divisions of faith, revealing that Individual and Ultimate it is these different qualities of Consciousness. faith in the Supreme that determine that character of In chapter fourteen Lord Krishna living entities. These three types reveals matters pertaining of faith determine one's goodness, passion and consciousness in this world. nescience which everything in Thus this chapter is entitled: the material existence is The Three Divisions of Material influenced by. He gives Existence. pertinent details on the

In chapter eighteen Lord Krishna sums up the conclusion of the previous chapters and describes the attainment of salvation by the paths of karma in chapters one through six and in jnana yoga section which are chapters thirteen through eighteen. The Lord explains that while doing so one must offer without reservation everything to God. The knowledge revealed gets progressively more and more confidential then in all the previous chapters. Thus this chapter is entitled: Final Revelations of the Ultimate Truth.

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