Divine Teacher and Charioteer
Lord Krishna
श्री कृष्ण
Lord Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead who serves as Arjuna's charioteer and spiritual guide on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. As the speaker of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna reveals the deepest truths about life, death, duty, and devotion.
Role & Significance
Krishna is the central figure of the Bhagavad Gita, delivering 574 of its 700 verses. He represents the voice of divine wisdom, guiding humanity through Arjuna. His teachings cover karma yoga (selfless action), bhakti yoga (devotion), jnana yoga (knowledge), and dhyana yoga (meditation).
Key Teachings & Lessons
- Perform your duty without attachment to results (Nishkama Karma)
- The soul is eternal and indestructible
- Surrender to the Divine leads to liberation
- All paths ultimately lead to the Supreme
- God resides in the heart of all beings
Related Verses
BG 2.47
Your right is only to work, but not to its results; do not let the results of action be your motive, nor let your attachment be to inaction.
BG 4.7
Whenever there is a decline of righteousness and an increase of unrighteousness, O Arjuna, then I manifest Myself.
BG 4.8
For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the establishment of righteousness, I am born in every age.
BG 9.22
For those men who worship Me alone, thinking of no one else, for those ever-united, I secure what they have not already possessed and preserve what they already possess.
BG 18.66
Abandon all duties and take refuge in Me alone; I will liberate you from all sins; do not grieve.
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