The Bhagavad-Gita The Bhagavad Gita, usually considered part of the sixth book of the Mahabharata (dating from about 400 or 300 B.C.), is a central text of Hinduism, a philosphical dialog between the god Krishna and the warrior Arjuna. Translated by Edwin Arnold (Translation 1885). in Public bookmarkswith hinduismphilosophyspiritualitytexts