Bhagavad Gita Study Guide
A study of the Bhagavad Gita will be of immense help to yogis and those who want success in spiritual life. This guide provides students with the resources needed for meaningful spiritual progress. Below you will find links to chapters of the Gita from Swami Nirmalananda’s translation The Bhagavad Gita: The Song of God. Following that, you’ll find related talks organized by chapter—each provides video, audio, verse references, and summaries.
“He who studies this sacred dialogue of ours, shall worship Me by knowledge’s sacrifice; this is My certain conviction. And even that man who hears this, full of faith and free from scoffing, he, liberated, shall attain the happy worlds of the righteous.” —Krishna, Bhagavad Gita 18:70–71
How to use this guide
📘 Begin with the chapter link that interests you.
🎙️ Scroll down to explore Swamiji’s talks on that chapter.
🔍 Looking for a commentary on a specific verse? Find the talk that covers it.
Links to chapters in The Bhagavad Gita: The Song of God.
- Chapter 1–The Yoga of the Despondency of Arjuna
- Chapter 2–Sankhya Yoga
- Chapter 3–The Yoga of Action
- Chapter 4–The Yoga of Wisdom
- Chapter 5–The Yoga of Renunciation of Action
- Chapter 6–The Yoga of Meditation
- Chapter 7–The Yoga of Wisdom and Realization
- Chapter 8–The Yoga of Imperishable Brahman
- Chapter 9–The Yoga of the Royal Science and Royal Secret
- Chapter 10–The Yoga of Divine Glories
- Chapter 11–The Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic Form
- Chapter 12–The Yoga of Devotion
- Chapter 13–The Yoga of the Distinction Between the Field and the Knower of the Field
- Chapter 14–The Yoga of the Division of the Three Gunas
- Chapter 15–The Yoga of the Supreme Spirit
- Chapter 16–The Yoga of the Division between the Divine and the Demonic
- Chapter 17–The Yoga of the Division of Threefold Faith
- Chapter 18–The Yoga of Liberation by Renunciation
Links to Individual Gita Talks by Chapter
Chapter 1
- Introduction to the Gita
Ch.1-2:19
Chapter 2
- Talk 2–What Is the Self?
Ch. 2:20-30 - Talk 3–Unity With God
Ch. 2:30-38 - Talk 4–Karma Yoga, The Yoga of Action
Beginning Ch. 2:39 - Talk 5–The Tranquility of Yoga
Beginning Ch. 2:45 - Talk 6–How to Fix Your Mind on God
Beginning Ch. 2:48 - Talk 7–The Calm of Self-Surrender
Beginning Ch. 2:49 - Talk 8–The Path of Downfall
Beginning Ch. 2:63
Chapter 3
- Talk 9–The Two Paths of Yoga
Beginning Ch. 3:01 - Talk 10–Living for Spirital Evolution
Beginning Ch. 3:13 - Talk 11–Our Lives as Examples
Beginning Ch. 3:21 - Talk 12–Our Responsibility for Our Actions
Beginning Ch. 3:29 - Talk 13–Release from the Bondage of Karma
Beginning Ch. 3:31 - Talk 14–The Dangers of Desire & Anger
Beginning Ch. 3:36 - Talk 15–Controlling the Senses
Beginning Ch. 3:37
Chapter 4
- Talk 16–Stories of Yogis
Beginning Ch. 4:01 - Talk 17–What Is “Eternal Yoga”?
Beginning Ch. 4:01 - Talk 18–Why Does God Incarnate?
Beginning Ch. 4:07 - Talk 19–Traits Developed by Yoga
Beginning Ch. 4:10 - Talk 20–Action & Inaction
Beginning Ch. 4:16 - Talk 21–Qualities for Success in Yoga
Beginning Ch. 4:22 - Talk 22–What Is Pranayama?
Beginning Ch. 4:29 - Talk 23–The Sacrifice of Wisdom
Beginning Ch. 4:33
Chapter 5
- Talk 24–Renunciation vs. Karma Yoga?
Beginning Ch. 5:01 - Talk 25–The Nine Chakras
Beginning Ch. 5:10 - Talk 2 6–The “Thatness” of God
Beginning Ch. 5:17 - Talk 27–Using Spiritual Intelligence
Beginning Ch. 5:20 - Talk 28–Happiness from Within
Beginning Ch. 5:28
Chapter 6
- Talk 29–The Yoga of Meditation
Beginning Ch. 6:01 - Talk 30–Knowledge and Discrimination
Beginning Ch. 6:08 - Talk 31–A Yogi’s Place of Meditation
Beginning Ch. 6:11 - Talk 32–The Yoga Life
Beginning Ch. 6:16 - Talk 33–Priorities in Spiritual Life
Beginning Ch. 6:21 - Talk 34–Seeing God Everywhere
Beginning Ch. 6:30 - Talk 35–Falling from Yoga
Beginning Ch. 6:37 - Talk 36–Going Beyond the Vedas
Beginning Ch. 6:44
Chapter 7
- Talk 37–Knowledge and Realization
Beginning Ch. 7:01 - Talk 38–Spiritual Cosmology
Beginning Ch. 7:04 - Talk 39–Tapasya: Spiritual Practice
Beginning Ch. 7:09 - Talk 40–Four Types Who Seek God
Beginning Ch. 7:16 - Talk 41–Seeking Refuge in God
Beginning Ch. 7:19 - Talk 42–God Beyond Manifestation
Beginning Ch. 7:24
Chapter 8
- Talk 43–Arjuna’s Cosmic Questions
Beginning Ch. 8:01 - Talk 44–Going Beyond Rebirth
Beginning Ch. 8:11 - Talk 45–Brahma’s Day & Night
Beginning Ch. 8:16
Chapter 9
- Talk 46–Royal Science & Royal Secret
Beginning Ch. 9:01 - Talk 47–Dwelling in God
Beginning Ch. 9:06 - Talk 48–Steadfast Devotion
Beginning Ch. 9:14 - Talk 49–Ways of Worshipping
Beginning Ch. 9:19 - Talk 50–Relating to God
Beginning Ch. 9:29
Chapter 10
- Talk 51–God as the Source of All
Beginning Ch. 10:01
Chapter 11
There is no talk on Chapter 11
Chapter 12
- Talk 52–The Yoga of Devotion
Beginning Ch. 12:01 - Talk 53–God’s Power Within Us
Beginning Ch. 12:11 - Talk 54–How to Be Dear to God
Beginning Ch. 12:11 - Talk 55–Essential Spiritual Qualities
Beginning Ch. 12:55 - Talk 56–Qualities of Devotion
Beginning Ch. 12:19
Chapter 13
- Talk 57–The Field and Its Knower
Beginning Ch. 13:01 - Talk 58–Qualities of Moksha
Beginning Ch. 13:07 - Talk 59–More Qualities of Moksha
Beginning Ch. 13:08 - Talk 60–Knowledge of the Supreme Self
Beginning Ch. 13:11 - Talk 61–Qualities of Brahman
Beginning Ch. 13:15 - Talk 62–Purusha, Prakriti, & the Gunas
Beginning Ch. 13:21 - Talk 63–Seeing the Lord in All
Beginning Ch. 13:27 - Talk 64–What Is Pralaya?
Beginning Ch. 13:33
Chapter 14
- Talk 65–Introduction to the Gunas
Beginning Ch. 14:05 - Talk 66–Sattwa, Rajas & Tamas
Beginning Ch. 14:06 - Talk 67–Going Beyond the Gunas
Beginning Ch. 14:21
Chapter 15
- Talk 68–The Yoga of the Supreme Spirit
Beginning Ch. 15:01 - Talk 69–Become Self-Illumined
Beginning Ch. 15:06 - Talk 70–The Striving Yogi
Beginning Ch 15:11 - Talk 71–God’s Power In Us
Beginning Ch 15:12
Chapter 16
- Talk 72–The Divine & The Demonic
Beginning Ch. 16:01 - Talk 73–Creating a Destiny of Enlightenment
Beginning Ch. 16:01 (cont.) - Talk 74–Virtues Needed for Yogis
Beginning Ch. 16:01 (cont.) - Talk 75–Qualities of Demonic Men
Beginning Ch. 16:07 - Talk 76–Traits of the Demonic Mind
Beginning Ch. 16:12 - Talk 77–Qualities of Evil
Beginning Ch. 16:18 - Talk 78–The Triple Gate of Hell
Beginning Ch. 16:20
Chapter 17
- Talk 79–How Externals Affect Us Inwardly
Beginning Ch. 17:06 - Talk 80–Spiritual Practice & The Gunas
Beginning Ch. 17:11 - Talk 81–Threefold Austerity
Beginning Ch. 17:14 - Talk 82–About Om Tat Sat
Beginning Ch. 17:20
Chapter 18
- Talk 83–Liberation by Renunciation
Beginning Ch. 18:01 - Talk 84–Sannyasa & Tyaga
Beginning Ch. 18:12 - Talk 85–3 Types of Action
Beginning Ch. 18:23 - Talk 86–3 Types of Intellect
Beginning Ch. 18:29 - Talk 87–Threefold Happiness
Beginning Ch. 18:36 - Talk 88–All About the 4 Castes
Beginning Ch. 18:40 - Talk 89–Attaining Perfection by Duty
Beginning Ch. 18:45 - Talk 90–How to Realize the Self
Beginning Ch. 18:53 - Talk 91–The Battle for Higher Consciousness
Beginning Ch. 18:59 - Talk 92–Love of God (Both Ways)
Beginning Ch. 18:64 - Talk 93–Krishna’s Final Words
Beginning Ch. 18:67
