Gita Chapters Sanskrit Titles

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das

Different acaryas name the Gita chapters differently, and some like Srila Prabhupada give English titles. Sri Visvanatha Cakravartipada and Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana did not name their chapters. Here’s a sample of the most famous chapter titles for Sri Bhagavad-gita.

1. arjuna-viṣāda-yogaḥ
2. sāṅkhya-yogaḥ; sarva-gītārtha-sūtraṇam
3. karma-yogaḥ
4. jñāna-yoga; jñāna-karma-saṁnyāsa-yogaḥ; brahmārpaṇa-yogaḥ.
5. karma-saṁnyāsa-yogaḥ; saṁnyāsa-yogaḥ; sva-svarūpa-parijñānam
6. dhyāna-yogaḥ; ātma-saṁyama-yogaḥ; adhyātma-yoga
7. jñāna-vijñāna-yogaḥ; vijñāna-yoga; adhikāri-bhedenajñeya-dhyeya-pratipādya-tattva-brahma-nirūpaṇaṁ
8. akṣara-para-brahma-yogaḥ; tāraka-brahma-yoga; adhikāri-bhedenākṣara-para-brahma-vivaraṇaṁ
9. rāja-vidyā-rāja-guhya-yogaḥ; adhikāri-bhedenarāja-vidyā-rāja-guhya-yogaḥ;
10. vibhūti-yogaḥ; adhikāri-bhedenavibhūti-yogaḥ
11. viśva-rūpa-darśana-yogaḥ
12. bhakti-yogaḥ
13. kṣetra-kṣetrajña-yogaḥ; prakṛti-puruṣa-viveka-yogaḥ
14. guṇa-traya-vibhāga-yogaḥ
15. puruṣottama-yoga
16. daivāsura-sampad-vibhāga-yoga
17. śraddhā-traya-vibhāga-yoga
18. mokṣa-saṁnyāsa-yogaḥ; paramārtha-nirṇayaḥ; saṁnyāsa-yogaḥ

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