What does Bhagavad Gita chapter 2 teach? Chapter 2, Sankhya Yoga, has 72 verses. Its main teaching: Do your work well and let go of the result.
Summary
Krishna’s teaching begins. The Self is never born and never dies, and the body is changed as we change clothes. He then turns to duty: you have a right to your work, not to its fruit. The chapter ends with a picture of the person of steady wisdom, unmoved by praise or blame. Many readers treat this chapter as the whole Gita in short.
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 2 of the Bhagavad Gita?
Chapter 2, Sankhya Yoga, has 72 verses in the usual 700-verse count.
What is the main teaching of chapter 2?
Do your work well and let go of the result.