LBhagavad Gîtâ, cholembedwa chachikulu chachihindu ndi filosofi yaku India, ndi amodzi mwamalemba oyamba a Vedânta, pambali pa Upanishad ndi Brahma Sûtra. Ndi gawo la Mahâbhârata, nthano yayikulu yomwe imafotokoza za mibadwo ya mafumu ndi anzeru adziko la Bhârat (dzina lenileni la India). Epic ili mulibe zochitika zakale zokha, komanso nkhani zanthano ndi ziphunzitso zafilosofi.
Mu Bhagavad Gita, mwala womwe udakhazikitsidwa pamtima wa Mahabharata, chiphunzitso chowonadi chokhudza moyo chimaperekedwa ndi Lord Krishna. Uthengawu, womwe udutsa zaka mazana ambiri, umakhalabe mutu wodabwitsanso kudzera m'mayankho omwe umabweretsa pamafunso ofunikira: cholinga cha moyo ndi chiyani? Kodi zikwaniritsidwe bwanji mdziko lapansi? Kodi mungapeze bwanji mtendere ndi thanzi m'dziko lamavuto? Kodi tanthauzo lakuya la ntchitoyi ndi lotani? Kodi zochita zathu wamba zimakhala bwanji ngati chisinthiko?
