Gita Within
Bhagavad Gita · iPhone & iPad
Read. Reflect.
Return within.
The wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita, with a little space to bring it into your day.
Read in English, Hindi or Sanskrit. Follow a personal path, keep the verses that speak to you, and make time for a quiet pause.
18 chapters · Offline reading · No account required
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The next step, whenever you are ready.
A practice of your own
Ancient wisdom.
An everyday place to begin.
You do not need to finish a chapter in one sitting or follow someone else’s pace. Gita Within brings reading, reflection and small moments of stillness into one considered space.
The complete reading experience
Explore all 18 chapters offline. Search for a word or verse reference, compare languages, adjust text size, and choose a light or dark appearance. Your reading position is saved automatically.
A path that fits your day
Start an eight-week journey, follow a themed program, or choose an 18, 42, 90 or 365-day reading plan. Today brings your active path and next unfinished step together.
Keep what stays with you
Bookmark verses, add highlights and verse notes, and write in your personal journal. Return to your Library when you want to revisit an idea or see how your reflections have changed.
Three languages, your choice
Choose English, Hindi or Sanskrit for the interface, reading text and guide independently. Keep the controls familiar while you explore a different reading language.
A gentle reason to return
Keep a daily verse close with an iOS widget and optional reminders. See your reading and meditation progress, and collect achievement badges as your practice develops.
Personal by default
Begin without an account. Notes, journal entries and progress are stored on your device. Create a password-protected backup when you choose to keep a separate copy.
Read & remember
Stay with the words.
A reader that gives the text room, and personal tools that help you return to what matters.
Read in your language
An uncluttered reader, adjustable text and the place you left off.
Stay close to the source
Read Sanskrit alongside your daily practice, with source references retained.
Make room for your own words
Verse notes, bookmarks and a personal journal, gathered in your Library.
Prefer to listen? Use supported English or Hindi device voices. Available voices and offline speech depend on your device’s installed language voices. Sanskrit speech and professionally recorded recitations are not included.
Your daily path
A little progress.
Every day.
Choose an eight-week journey for a guided introduction, a themed program for a particular focus, or a chapter reading plan over 18, 42, 90 or 365 days.
- Start from your next unfinished step on Today.
- Follow a daily schedule or move at your own pace.
- Change your active path without losing earlier progress.
- Reflect with original prompts and revisit the source verses.
Guided reflections are original study aids. They are separate from the published Gita text and traditional commentaries.
Quiet meditation
Make room
for stillness.
Settle into a quiet 3, 5 or 10-minute session. Let a thought from your reading rest with you, or simply sit for a moment.
The timer continues when you leave the screen or lock your device. Pause when you need to, choose an optional end notification, then return and confirm your completed session.
These are quiet timed sessions. Notification delivery depends on your device settings.
Your reflections belong to you.
Your notes, journal and practice history are kept on your device. There is no app account or automatic cloud synchronization. You decide when to export, back up or share.
Make an encrypted backup with a password you keep safe. If you change devices, restore from your saved backup. The app cannot recover a forgotten backup password.
Read the privacy policyClear sources. Thoughtful context.
The English reading uses Annie Besant’s 1922 edition. Sanskrit and English transcriptions credit Wikisource contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0. The Hindi reading draws on Madhavrao Sapre’s translation of Tilak’s Gita Rahasya.
Edition references, source footnotes, translation credits and license details remain available in the app. Verse numbering can vary by edition: the English and Sanskrit corpus has 701 units; Hindi has 700 verses and a separate opening-question note for chapter 13.
Explore text sources and creditsA place to begin. A place to return.
Explore the Gita in your own time. Find practical help, learn about the text, or send a question to the developer.