CHANTING BHAGAVAD-GITA

There are 700 verses in the Bhagavad-gita. 

The breakdown is as follows:

Bhagavan Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, speaks 574 verses or 82 %

He does not speak at all in chapter one and speaks all verses of chapters 7, 9, 15 and 16.

His friend and disciple Arjuna speaks 85 verses or 12.14 %

Sanjaya, the King’s secretary, speaks 40 verses or 5.71 %

And Dhritarastra, the imposter king, speaks only the very first verse or 0.14 % 

Srila Prabhupada often gives the example of the fire and the iron. If one puts the iron in the fire it becomes red hot by association. In other words it acquires the properties of the fire. One could say it becomes fire. And in his typical defiant mood, Srila Prabhupada would then challenge: if you don’t believe me just touch the iron. 

In 730712R2.LON there is such a passage:

”So God is all-good. Therefore I become good by association with God. It is very simple reasoning. Yes. God is all-good. So if you remain always with God, then you become good. The same example: if you remain with fire, you become warm, the quality of the fire. If you remain in sunshine, you become warm. And the more you remain, the more you become warmer, warmer. Then become hot. Yes. Just like you put one rod, iron rod in the fire. It becomes warm, warmer, warmer. Then it will be red hot. When it is red hot, it is no longer iron rod; it is fire. Touch anywhere, it will burn.”

Here is a second one:

“So as it is said that in the beginning was the word, that means before the creation there was the transcendental sound. So that word, or transcendental sound, is not like the material sound. If we associate with the transcendental sound Hare Krishna, then we become purified to become transcendental. Just like we can have a crude example: You take one iron rod and put into the fire. The iron rod will be warm, warmer, and gradually it will be red hot. When it is red hot, then it is no longer the iron rod; it is fire. So how it has become fire? By association with the fire. Simply, therefore, if you simply keep yourself touch with God by this vibration of transcendental sound, gradually you become godly.” 740614LE.PAR 

By chanting Bhagavad-gita on a regular basis or even casually the same procedure of spiritualization or “Krishnaization” of our consciousness takes place by association with the transcendental sound. We do not become God, but we become godly. 

The point being:”In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can protect one from a dangerous type of fear.” BG 2.40 

Further more the breakdown by chapters is as follows:

Chapter 1.

Dhritarastra: 1 verse 

Sanjaya: 24 verses

Arjuna: 21 verses 

A total of 46 verses.

Krishna does not speak at all in chapter one.

Chapter 2.

Sanjaya: 3 verses 

Arjuna: 6 verses

Sri Bhagavan: 63 verses 

A total of 72 verses.

Chapter 3.

Arjuna: 3 verses

Sri Bhagavan: 40 verses

A total of 43 verses

Chapter 4.

Arjuna 1 verse

Sri Bhagavan 41 verses

A total of 42 verses for chapter 4.

Chapter 5.

Arjuna: 1 verse

Sri Bhagavan: 28 verses

Total 29 verses

Chapter 6.

Arjuna 5 verses

Sri Bhagavan 42 verses

Total 47 verses

Chapter 7 

Sri Bhagavan speaks all 30 verses of chapter 7!

Chapter 8

Arjuna 2 verses

Sri Bhagavan 26 verses

Total 28 verses

Chapter 9

Here again Sri Bhagavan speaks all 34 verses as in chapter 7

Chapter 10

Arjuna 7 verses

Sri Bhagavan 35

Total 42 verses

Chapter 11

Arjuna 33 verses

Sanjaya 8 verses

Sri Bhagavan 14 verses

Total 55 Verses.

Chapter 12 

Arjuna 1 verses

Sri Bhagavan 19 verses

Total 20 verses

Chapter 13 

Arjuna 1 verses

Sri Bhagavan 34 verses

Total 35 verses

Chapter 14

Arjuna 1 verse

Sri Bhagavan 26 verses 

Total 27 verses 

Chapter 15 

As in chapters 7and 9 here again, Sri Bhagavan speaks all 20 verses.

Chapter 16

Bhagavan speaks all 24 verses

Chapter 17.

Arjuna 1 verse

Sri Bhagavan 27 verses

Total 28 verses

Chapter 18

Arjuna 2 verses

Sanjaya 5 verses

Sri Bhagavan 71 verses

Total 78 verses