A Sanskrit dialogue embedded within the Hindu epic the Mahabharata, in which the warrior Arjuna and the god Krishna, serving as his charioteer, discuss duty, action, devotion and the nature of the self on the eve of battle. It is among the most widely read texts of Hindu philosophy and devotional practice, read both within the wider epic and as a self-standing scripture. Belongs here: any passage drawn from this dialogue. Does not belong here: a passage from elsewhere in the Mahabharata outside the Gita itself.
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The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as the Gita, is a Hindu scripture, likely composed in the second or first century BCE, which forms part of the epic poem Mahabharata.
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