Karma yoga, also called Karma marga, is one of the three classical spiritual paths mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita, one based on the "yoga of action", the others being Jnana yoga and Bhakti yoga. To a
Bronze statue representing the discourse of Bhagavan Krishna and Arjuna, in Kurukshetra
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. The Gita is a synthesis of va
Bhagavad Gita's revelation: Krishna tells the Gita to Arjuna
Vāsudeva-Krishna, on a coin of Agathocles of Bactria c. 180 BCE. This is "the earliest unambiguous image" of the deity.
A manuscript illustration of the battle of Kurukshetra, fought between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, recorded in the Mahabharata. c. 1700 – c. 1800 CE
A Sanskrit manuscript of the Bhagavad Gita in the Devanagari script. c. 1800 – c. 1900 CE