First Chapter
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1-11
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Description of the names of the chief great-charioteers of the Pandava and the Kaurava
army
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1
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12-19
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Description of the sound of conch of the two armies
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16
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20-27
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Survey of the army by Arjuna
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28
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28-47
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Arjuna is filled with deep sorrow and unmanliness; he recounts the evil consequences of the destruction of the race and family traditions and Sanjaya describes Arjuna's condition that he is overwhelmed with grief
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40
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Metres used in the first chapter
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51
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Second Chapter
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1-10
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Sanjaya describes the dialogue between Lord Krsna and Arjuna mentioning Arjuna's sorrow and unmanliness
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52
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11-30
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Description of Samkhya Yoga (Discipline of Knowledge)
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68
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31-38
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Propriety of fighting a righteous war for a Ksatriya (member of the warrior class)
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118
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39-5
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Description of the Discipline of Action
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129
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54-72
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Description of the marks etc., of the stable
in mind
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159
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Metres used in second chapter
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192
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Third Chapter
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1-8
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Necessity of the performance of duty, being free from attachment from the view-point of the Discipline of Knowledge and Action
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193
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9-19
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Necessity of the performance of duty for the sake of sacrifice and for maintaining the
tradition of the cycle of creation
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213
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20-29
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Necessity of the performance of duty to set examples for others
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242
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30-35
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Inspiration for the performance of one's own duty, being free from attachment and aversion
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262
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36-43
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Inspiration to kill desire, the root of sins
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287
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Metres used in the third chapter
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309
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Fourth Chapter
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1-15
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Tradition of the Discipline of Action and divine character of births and actions of God
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310
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16-32
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Description about the reality of actions and different forms of sacrifices
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359
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33-42
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Glory of the Disciplines of Knowledge and Action and inspiration to follow them
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395
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Words, letters and uvaca (said) in the fourth chapter
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415
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Fifth Chapter
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1-6
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Identity of the Disciplines of Knowledge and Action and glory of the Discipline of Action
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416
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7-12
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Description of the Disciplines of Action and Knowledge
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435
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13-26
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The Discipline of Knowledge with its fruit
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454
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27-29
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Description of Meditation and Devotion Words, letters and uvaca (said) in the fifth chapter
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487
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Metres used in the fifth chapter
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492
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Sixth Chapter
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1-4
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The Discipline of Action and marks of the man who has attained to Yoga (equanimity)
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493
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5-9
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Inspiration for redeeming the self; and the marks of the God-realized soul
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507
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10-15
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Description of posture and meditation on God (with attributes and form) with its fruit
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524
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16-23
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Description of riles and meditation on God with its fruit
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534
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24-28
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Description of meditation on God who is attributeless and formless with its fruit
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554
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29-3
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Experience of those who meditate on God Who is endowed with attributes and Who is attributeless
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566
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33-36
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Subject of mind-control
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577
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37-47
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Destiny of the man who has fallen from Yoga; and glory of the man of exclusive devotion
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588
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Metres used in the sixth chapter
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614
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Seventh Chapter
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1-7
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The Lord promises to describe His integral being and explains that all beings are born by the union of the two—higher and lower Natures while He is the root cause of all of them
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615
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8-12
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God's manifestations in the form of cause
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648
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13-19
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Description of those who take refuge in God and those who don't take refuge in Him
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666
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20-23
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Description of the worship of other gods with its fruit
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711
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24-30
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Condemnation of those who don't know God's influence and glories and eulogy of His devotees; and description of His integral being
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721
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Metres used in the seventh chapter
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755
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Eighth Chapter
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1-7
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Arjuna puts seven questions, the Lord answers them and exhorts him to think of Him at all times
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756
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8-16
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Description of worship of God Who is with attributes and formless; attributeless and formless; and with attributes and form with fruit
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780
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17-22
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Description of the duration of cosmic day and night and the glory of God and devotion
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801
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23-28
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Description of Bright and Dark paths and glory of the Yogi who knows them
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816
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Metres used in the eighth chapter
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829
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Ninth Chapter
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1-6
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Description of Vijnana (Realization) with its glory
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830
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7-10
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Description of New Creation and Final Dissolution
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855
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11-15
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Condemnation of those who don't know God's glory; mention of those who embrace a demoniac, devilish and deluding nature and description of the worship of those devotees who embrace the divine nature
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866
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16-19
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Description of God's glories in the form of effect and cause
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879
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20-25
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Worship with and without an interested motive with fruit
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887
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26-34
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Offering of objects and actions to God, the fruit of this offering; Description of those who are eligible for devotion and description of devotion
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903
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Metres used in the ninth chapter
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950
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Tenth Chapter
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1-7
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Mention of the glory and Yoga of the Lord and the reward of knowing them
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952
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8-11
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Devotion to God and its fruit; and the glory of God's grace
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972
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12-18
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Arjuna eulogizes the Lord and prays to Him to describe His Yoga and glories
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986
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19-42
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Description of the Lord's glories and Yoga by Him
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997
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Metres used in the tenth chapter
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1039
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Eleventh Chapter
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1-8
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Arjuna requests the Lord to reveal His Cosmic Form; the Lord confers divine vision on him
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1041
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9-14
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Sanjaya describes the Cosmic Form to Dhrtarastra
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1061
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15-31
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Arjuna beholds the Cosmic Form and eulogizes it
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1070
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32-35
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The Lord introduces His most terrible form and orders Arjuna to fight
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1100
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36-46
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Arjuna eulogizes the Lord in His Cosmic Form and offers prayer to Him
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1110
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47-50
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The Lord explains that the Cosmic Form is very rare indeed and consoles Arjuna who is terrified
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1129
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51-55
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The Lord glorifies His four-armed form and the means by which it can be seen
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1139
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Metres used in the eleventh chapter
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1150
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Twelfth Chapter
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1-12
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The Lord pronounces His verdict who is superior the worshippers of God with attributes or without attributes; and mentions four spiritual paths which lead to God-realization
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1153
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13-20
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Thirty-nine marks of the devotees who have realized God
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1211
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Metres used in the twelfth chapter
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1244
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Thirteenth Chapter
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1-18
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Discussion of Ksetra (body), Ksetrajna (soul), knowledge and worth-knowing (God) with devotion
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1247
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19-34
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Discussion on Nature and soul
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1307
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Metres used in the thirteenth chapter
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1350
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Fourteenth Chapter
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1-4
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Glory of knowledge and emanation of creation from the union of Nature and soul
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1351
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5-18
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Description of the three modes of Nature (of goodness, of passion and of ignorance)
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1360
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19-27
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Means of God-realization; and marks of the man who has transcended the three modes of Nature
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1399
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Metres used in the fourteenth chapter
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1422
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Fifteenth Chapter
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1-6
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Description of the tree of creation; and surrender the self to God, having cut asunder this tree, and the Abode of God
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1424
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7-11
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Reality about the soul (self) and description of those who know it and those who don't know it
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1457
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12-15
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Description of the glory of God
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1492
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16-20
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Description of Ksara (perishable, the mundane), Aksara, the imperishable (soul) and the Supreme Soul (God) and conclusion of the chapter
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1510
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Metres used in the fifteenth chapter
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1526
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Sixteenth Chapter
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1-5
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Description of divine and demoniac traits with their fruits
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1530
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6-8
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Mention of the outlook of the people who embrace the demoniac nature, having a disinclination for virtuous actions
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1572
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9-16
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Impure conduct and ambitions with fruit of the men embracing the demoniac nature
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1583
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17-20
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Evil nature of the people possessing a demoniac disposition and their evil effect
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1602
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21-24
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Inspiration to act according to the ordinance of the scriptures, by being free from desire, anger
and greed which are the roots of all demoniac traits
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1613
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Metres used in the sixteenth chapter
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1623
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Seventeenth Chapter
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1-6
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Description of three kinds of faith and the people who possess a demoniac nature
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1626
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7-10
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Description of tastes of food of the three types of persons of the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance
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1641
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11-22
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Three kinds of sacrifice, austerity and charity
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1654
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23-28
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Explanation of the sacred appellations Om, Tat and Sat; and description of the 'Asap (unreal or naught) action
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1684
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Metres used in the seventeenth chapter
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1698
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Eighteenth Chapter
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1-12
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Description of different views on renunciation; and the Discipline of Action
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1703
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13-40
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Description of the Discipline of Knowledge
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1754
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41-48
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Description of the Discipline of Action with devotion
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1834
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49-55
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Description of the Discipline of Knowledge
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1877
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56-66
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Description of devotion to God
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1898
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67-78
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Glory of the Gita
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1978
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Metres used in the eighteenth chapter
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2025
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