Bhagavad Gita

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The Bhagavad Gita is a foundational Hindu scripture in the form of a philosophical dialogue that explores duty, righteousness, and spiritual wisdom, and has profoundly shaped Indian thought and leaders.

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instanceOf Hindu scripture
Sanskrit literature
part of epic
philosophical text
religious text
aim attainment of moksha
guidance on righteous action
approximateNumberOfVerses 700
centralTheme bhakti
dharma
jnana
karma
yoga
chapter18Title Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
chapter1Title Arjuna Vishada Yoga
chapter2Title Sankhya Yoga
form dialogue
genre didactic poetry
smriti text
hasCommentaryBy Abhinavagupta
Adi Shankaracharya
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Dvaita
surface form: Madhvacharya

Ramanujacharya
Sri Aurobindo
Swami Prabhupada
influenced B. R. Ambedkar
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Indian independence movement
Mahatma Gandhi
Sri Aurobindo
Swami Vivekananda
influencedField Indian philosophy
Indian politics
Indian spirituality
language Sanskrit
locatedInText Mahabharata
surface form: Bhishma Parva
numberOfChapters 18
partOf Mahabharata
philosophicalSchool Vedanta
surface form: Advaita Vedanta (commentarial tradition)

Dvaita Vedanta (commentarial tradition)
Vishishtadvaita
surface form: Visistadvaita Vedanta (commentarial tradition)
primaryListener Arjuna
primarySpeaker Krishna
religion Hinduism
setting Kurukshetra battlefield
statusInHinduism one of the most important scriptures
structure 18 chapters grouped into three sections of six chapters each (traditional view)
teaches bhakti yoga
dhyana yoga
jnana yoga
karma yoga
timePeriod composed between 5th and 2nd century BCE (approximate scholarly range)
tradition Bhagavata tradition
Vedanta
widelyTranslatedInto English
many world languages

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