What does Bhagavad Gita chapter 18 teach? Chapter 18, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, has 78 verses. Its main teaching: Do your own duty and take refuge in God.
Summary
The longest chapter gathers everything together. Krishna separates giving up work from giving up attachment to it, and says your own duty, even done imperfectly, is better than another’s done well. His last word is to take refuge in him. Arjuna says his confusion is gone and picks up his bow. Sanjaya closes the Gita.
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 18 of the Bhagavad Gita?
Chapter 18, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, has 78 verses in the usual 700-verse count.
What is the main teaching of chapter 18?
Do your own duty and take refuge in God.