Daya: Bhagavad Gita
700 verses of Krishna’s wisdom to Arjuna — in English, with modern commentary, beautifully designed, and completely free.
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This is verse 2.47 — the most famous verse in the Gita. Read the translation, then scroll down to see the commentary that connects it to your world.
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Verse 2.47
Chapter 2 · The Yoga of Knowledge · ~18 min read
“You have the right to perform your duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions.”
Every one of the 700 verses reads like this. Sanskrit on top. Translation below. Modern commentary to carry with you.
The Bhagavad Gita unfolds across three parts — the yoga of action, the yoga of devotion, and the yoga of knowledge. Start anywhere, or read from the beginning.
Arjuna Vishada Yoga
The battlefield is set. Two armies face each other. And the greatest warrior alive puts down his bow. This is where the Gita begins — not with answers, but with the most honest question ever asked.
47 verses · ~12 min
Sankhya Yoga
Krishna's first teaching. The soul cannot be killed. Action is unavoidable. And the path to peace isn't escape — it's showing up fully. The philosophical foundation of everything that follows.
72 verses · ~18 min
Karma Yoga
You have the right to act, never to the fruits. The most quoted idea in the Gita — and the most misunderstood. Krishna explains what selfless action actually looks like in practice.
43 verses · ~11 min
Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga
Krishna reveals that he has taught this wisdom before — across ages, whenever dharma fades. Knowledge isn't information. It's the fire that burns through every illusion.
42 verses · ~10 min
Karma Sanyasa Yoga
Should you renounce action or embrace it? Krishna dissolves the false choice. True renunciation isn't quitting the world — it's releasing your grip on outcomes while staying in the game.
29 verses · ~8 min
Dhyana Yoga
The mind is restless, turbulent, powerful. Arjuna says controlling it is like controlling the wind. Krishna doesn't disagree — but he offers the practice anyway.
47 verses · ~12 min
Jnana Vijnana Yoga
Krishna begins to reveal his true nature. He is the taste in water, the light in the sun, the sound in space. The divine isn't somewhere else — it's the fabric of everything you already experience.
30 verses · ~8 min
Aksara Brahma Yoga
What happens at death? Where does consciousness go? Krishna maps the journey of the soul — and explains why what you remember in your final moment shapes everything that comes next.
28 verses · ~7 min
Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga
The most confidential teaching. Krishna says: I am the ritual and the offering. I am the father and the mother. Devotion isn't about perfection — a leaf, a flower, a drop of water offered with love is enough.
34 verses · ~9 min
Vibhuti Yoga
Among mountains, I am Meru. Among rivers, the Ganges. Among letters, the letter A. Krishna lists his expressions in the world — teaching Arjuna to see the divine in excellence, beauty, and power everywhere.
42 verses · ~11 min
Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga
Arjuna asks to see Krishna's true form. What follows is the most terrifying and beautiful vision in all of Hindu scripture — infinite mouths, infinite eyes, the entire universe contained in a single being.
55 verses · ~14 min
Bhakti Yoga
The shortest chapter and the most intimate. Who is the greatest devotee? Not the most learned or disciplined — but the one who loves with their whole heart. Krishna's most personal teaching.
20 verses · ~5 min
Kshetra Kshetragna Vibhaga Yoga
Your body is the field. Your awareness is the knower of the field. Krishna draws the sharpest line in the Gita — between what you experience and what you truly are.
35 verses · ~9 min
Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga
Everything in nature moves between three forces — clarity, passion, and inertia. Once you see them, you understand why you feel stuck some days and alive on others. Krishna gives you the map.
27 verses · ~7 min
Purushottama Yoga
The world is an inverted tree with roots above and branches below. Krishna explains the deepest metaphor in the Gita — and how to cut through attachment to reach what's real.
20 verses · ~5 min
Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
Fearlessness, purity, generosity — these are divine. Arrogance, anger, cruelty — these lead to bondage. Krishna isn't describing two types of people. He's describing the war inside every person.
24 verses · ~6 min
Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga
What you eat, how you give, what you worship — everything is colored by your nature. Krishna doesn't judge. He illuminates. Om Tat Sat — the threefold name of the eternal.
28 verses · ~7 min
Moksha Sanyasa Yoga
The final chapter. The longest. The culmination. Krishna's last words to Arjuna: surrender all dharmas to me. Let go of everything. I will free you from all sin. Do not grieve.
78 verses · ~20 min
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The Bhagavad Gita is a 700-verse dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna, set on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. It’s part of the Mahabharata, the world’s longest epic. But it stands alone as the most widely read and beloved text in Hindu philosophy — a guide to action, devotion, and self-knowledge.
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700 verses across 18 chapters — from Arjuna’s crisis on the battlefield to Krishna’s final teaching on surrender. Pick up anywhere. Read at your own pace.
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