15 Questions
Who is the charioteer guide of the Pandava prince Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita?
Krishna
In which part of the Mahabharata is the Bhagavad Gita found?
Chapters 23–40 of book 6 (Bhishma Parva)
What does Arjuna seek counsel for from Krishna at the start of the Kurukshetra War?
Renouncing the war
What duty does Krishna counsel Arjuna to fulfill?
Kshatriya (warrior) duty
The setting of the text in a battlefield has been interpreted as an allegory for:
The struggles of human life
What character in the Bhagavad Gita is considered an avatar of Vishnu?
Krishna
What does Arjuna contemplate renouncing at the start of the Kurukshetra War?
The war
What is the duty that Krishna counsels Arjuna to fulfill in the Bhagavad Gita?
Fulfill his Kshatriya (warrior) duty
What does the Gita posit as existing within each being?
An individual self (Atman) and the supreme self (Brahman)
What has the setting of the Bhagavad Gita been interpreted as?
An allegory for the struggles of human life
What is the setting of the Bhagavad Gita an allegory for?
The struggles of human life
Who seeks counsel from Krishna at the start of the Kurukshetra War?
Arjuna
In the Bhagavad Gita, what does Krishna counsel Arjuna to fulfill?
His Kshatriya (warrior) duty
What character in the Bhagavad Gita is considered an avatar of Vishnu?
Krishna
According to the Bhagavad Gita, what does it posit as existing within each being?
An individual self (Atman) and the supreme self (Brahman)
Study Notes
Bhagavad Gita
- The charioteer guide of the Pandava prince Arjuna is Krishna.
- The Bhagavad Gita is found in the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata.
- Arjuna seeks counsel from Krishna at the start of the Kurukshetra War because he is torn between fulfilling his duty as a warrior and avoiding the sin of killing his kin.
- Krishna counsels Arjuna to fulfill his duty as a warrior, without attachment to the consequences of his actions.
- The setting of the Bhagavad Gita in a battlefield has been interpreted as an allegory for the struggle between good and evil, or the inner struggle within an individual.
- Krishna is considered an avatar of Vishnu in the Bhagavad Gita.
- Arjuna contemplates renouncing his duty as a warrior at the start of the Kurukshetra War.
- The Bhagavad Gita posits that the atman (the self or soul) exists within each being.
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