---
type: Reference
title: "Bhagavad Gītā"
description: "Kṛṣṇa's teaching to Arjuna; chapters 7-12 develop bhakti-yoga, culminating in the surrender verse (18.66)."
darshana:
  - Bhakti (Vaiṣṇava Vedānta)
  - Advaita Vedānta
tags:
  - primary-source
  - bhakti
  - smriti
timestamp: "2026-06-25"
okf_version: "0.2"
license: "CC BY-SA 4.0"
---

# Bhagavad Gītā

## What It Is

The dialogue between Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna embedded in the Mahābhārata. Its middle chapters (7-12) set out bhakti-yoga: the offering of even a leaf, flower, fruit, or water with devotion (9.26); the assurance that the loving devotee is never lost (9.31); and the call to fix the mind on the Lord (12). It closes with the charama-śloka of surrender (18.66): "abandon all dharmas, take refuge in Me alone."

## Why It Matters Here

The most widely shared scriptural ground for `bhakti`, `sharanagati`, `seva`, and `shraddha`. Cited as the text that locates devotion at the center of the path without subordinating it to knowledge.
