General Knowledge
How many Shlokas (verses) are in the Geeta?
700
What is the chapter that is named Arjun Vishaad Yoga?
Chapter 1
In Chapter 6, Krishna teaches Arjuna about a practice that involves sitting in a solitary place, fixing the mind, and controlling thoughts. What is this practice?
Meditation or Dhyan
Who said the Geeta to Arjun?
Krishna Bhagvan
What shloka says: I am seated in the hearts of all beings; from Me come memory, knowledge, and forgetfulness
Sarvasya chāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo Mattah smṛtir jñānam apohanaṁ ca, Vedaish ca sarvair aham eva vedyo Vedānta-kṛd veda-vid eva cāham
How many chapters are in the Geeta?
18
What is the name of Chapter 15?
Puruṣhottama Yoga
What is the yoga of service?
Karma Yoga
Which character was in despair and was not ready to fight?
Arjun
What shloka says: You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions. Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activities, nor be attached to inaction
Karmanye vadhikaraste Ma Phaleshu Kadachana, Ma Karmaphalaheturbhurma Te Sangostvakarmani
How many characters have dialogues in the Bhagvad Gita, and what are their names?
4; Krishna, Arjun, Sanjay, and Dhritirashtra?
What is the name of Chapter 12?
Bhakti Yoga
According to the Geeta, one way to eliminate desire and anger is to do this.
Attaching our mind to God
Who said the first shloka in the Geeta?
Dhritarashtra
Complete the shloka: “Uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ…”
Uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet; ātmaiva hyātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ (Ch. 6, Verse 5)
Which sage is credited with recording the Bhagvad Gita?
Ved Vyas
Mokṣha Sanyāsa Yoga
What is the yoga of devotion and worship?
Bhakti Yoga
Who is the Kaurava commander that Arjun visited before the battle?
Bhishma
Complete the shloka: “Nehaabhikrama-naaśo sti…”
Nehaabhikrama-nāśo ’sti Pratyavāyo na vidyate,
Sv-alpam apy asya dharmasya Trāyate mahato bhayāt (Ch. 2, Verse 40)
Who first translated the Bhagavad Geeta into English?
Warren Hastings
What is the name of Chapter 14?
Guṇa Traya Vibhāga Yoga
What three main qualities (gunas) does Krishna say exist in all beings, influencing their actions and nature?
Sattva (goodness), rajas (passion), and tamas (ignorance)
Who said the last shloka in the Geeta?
Sanjay
Complete the shloka- "Yada Yada..."
Yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata
abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛijāmyaham (Ch. 4, Verse 7)