Mahabharata
- Anu Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Ashvamedha, Canto 16): the conversation between Arjuna and Krishna after the war and coronation of Yudhishthira.
- Bhagavad Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Bhishma Parva, chapters 25-42)
- Bodhya Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
- Hari Gita: this is the name given to the Bhagavad Gita by Sage Narada, in the Mahabharata, Book Shanti Parva, chapter 346, verse 10.
- Harita Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
- Manki Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
- Pandava Gita (from the Mahabharata)
- Parashara Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
- Pingala Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
- Vicikhyu Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
- Vritra Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
- Shiva Shampaka Gita (from the Mahabharata, Book Moksha Parva, as a part of the book Shanti Parva)
- the most common is from the Adhyatma Ramayana (a part of the Brahmanda Purana), Section 5 of the book Uttara Kanda, in which Lord Rama imparts the knowledge of the Self to his most devoted and dear brother Lakshmana;
- the second one, common in Tamil Nadu, is from the Guru Jñana Vasishtha-Tattva Sarayana. This text comprises three parts, dealing with 1) knowledge (jñana), 2) spiritual practice (upasana), and 3) actions (karma).
- Ashtavakra Gita a.k.a. Ashtavakra Samhita: a short treatise on nondualistic Vedanta in the form of a dialogue between the saintly king Janaka and his guru Sage Ashtavakra.
- Avadhuta Gita by Sage Dattatreya. This sublime "Song of the Free" expounds the ultimate truths of nondualistic Vedanta.
Purana
- Bhikshu Gita (from the Shrimad Bhagavata Purana, Book 11, chapter 23)
- Brahma Gita (from the Skanda Purana, chapter 4 of the book Suta Samhita, and chapters 1-12 of the book Yajñavaibhava Khanda). Another version with the same name is found in Yoga Vasishtha, in the section on Nirvana, stanzas 173-181.
- Brahmana Gita: this forms a part of the Anu Gita described above.
- Devi Gita (from the Devi Bhagavata, Book 7, chapters 31-40)
- Ganesha Gita (from the Ganesha Purana, Book Krida Khanda, chapters 138-148): it is quite close to the Bhagavad Gita in format and contents.
- Hamsa Gita (from the Shrimad Bhagavata Purana, Book 11, chapter 13)
- Ishvara Gita, a.k.a. Uttara Gita (from the Kurma Purana, first eleven chapters of Uttara Vibhaga)
- Kapila Gita (from the Shrimad Bhagavata Purana, Book 3, chapters 23-33)
- Shiva Gita (from the Padma Purana, Book Patala Khanda)
- Surya Gita (from the Guru Jñana Vasishtha-Tattva Sarayana, Book Karma khanda, Part 3, chapters 1-5). This text comprises three parts, dealing with 1) knowledge (jñana), 2) spiritual practice (upasana), and 3) actions (karma).
- Suta Gita (from the Skanda Purana, Book Yaña Vaibhava Khanda, chapters 13-20)
- Uddhava Gita ( from the Shrimad Bhagavata Purana, Book 11, chapters 6-29). The last teachings of Lord Krishna transmitted to his most ardent devotee and uncle, Uddhava.
- Uttara Gita. A dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna.
- Vyasa Gita (from the Kurma Purana, twelfth chapter onward of the Uttara Vibhaga)
- Yama Gita. Three versions exist:
- in the Vishnu Purana, Book 3, chapters 1-7;
- in the Agni Purana, Book 3, chapter 381; and
- in the Narasimha Purana, chapter 8.
Contemporary
Ramana Gita: this is a contemporary treatise written in Sanskrit by the South Indian sage Ramana Maharshi.
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