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The Bhagavad-gītā is an 18-chapter dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna within the Mahābhārata. It opens as Arjuna questions his duty on the battlefield of Kurukṣetra.
The text explores responsible action (karma-yoga), knowledge, meditation, the self, devotion and surrender. Bhakti-yoga is particularly central in Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava readings.
Read chapter by chapter, ask questions and distinguish Sanskrit text from translation and commentary. Different published editions can reflect differing interpretations.
Vedabase provides Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Bhagavad-gītā As It Is. We link to it rather than reproducing complete licensed commentaries.