Picture Index
The illustrations of  Bhagavad-gītā  As  It Is  were painted by members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness working under the personal direction of the author, their spiritual master. In the following descriptive index, the numbers in boldface type which follow each plate number refer to the chapter and verse of the  Gītā  that the picture illustrates.
Chapter 1
Plate 1        1.1       Dhṛtarāṣṭra is on the throne, and Sañjaya, his secretary, is describing what is taking place on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra. Because of Sañjaya’s mystic powers, the discourse on the battlefield between Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna is revealed in his heart.
Plate 2 1.3 Droņācārya is seated in his tent, and Duryodhana is pointing to the two armies outside.
Plate 3      1.3     A view of the military phalanx on the Battlefield of Kurukşetra. The chariot of Krşna and Arjuna is in the midst of the two armies.
Plate 4      1.14      Kṛṣṇa blows His transcendental conchshell to herald the battle. Arjuna is seen in the background.
Plate 5  1.26-29 Arjuna laments upon seeing his relatives standing opposed to him in battle. Kṛṣṇa, smiling, is ready to console His friend by His transcendental teachings.
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