What does Bhagavad Gita chapter 1 teach? Chapter 1, Arjuna Vishada Yoga, has 47 verses. Its main teaching: Honest confusion is where real questions begin.
Summary
The two armies face each other at Kurukshetra. Arjuna asks Krishna to drive his chariot between them, and sees teachers, cousins and friends on the other side. His bow slips from his hand, and he says he would rather die than fight. The Gita starts with a good person who no longer knows what is right, and everything after this is the answer.
The main teaching
Sources
- The Bhagavad Gita, in the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata. Verse numbers follow the usual 700-verse count.
Bring the Gita home
A learned pandit can recite the Gita in your home, for a blessing, an anniversary or in memory of a loved one.
Questions devotees ask us
How many verses are in chapter 1 of the Bhagavad Gita?
Chapter 1, Arjuna Vishada Yoga, has 47 verses in the usual 700-verse count.
What is the main teaching of chapter 1?
Honest confusion is where real questions begin.