Verse 8.1

अर्जुन उवाच किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम। अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते।।8.1।।

arjuna uvācha kiṁ tad brahma kim adhyātmaṁ kiṁ karma puruṣhottama adhibhūtaṁ cha kiṁ proktam adhidaivaṁ kim uchyate

Meaning

Arjuna said, "Yo, Krishna, what's the 411 on Brahman? What's Adhyatma, and what's the deal with action? Hit me with the deets on Adhibhuta and Adhidaiva."

Commentary

OMG, so like, Krishna was dropping some major knowledge bombs in the last chapter, using all these crazy philosophical terms like Adhyatma, Adhibhuta, Adhidaiva, and Adhiyajna. Arjuna was totally, like, 'WTF?' So, he's all, 'Yo, Krishna, spill the tea! What's the deal with all this stuff?' This chapter is all about the spiritual grind, like, serious Abhyasa Yoga vibes. It's about Karma and Bhakti Yoga (serving humanity and being obsessed with the Lord), Abhyasa Yoga (spiritual practice), Hatha Yoga (raising your life force energy), and the chillest Yoga of all, Namasmarana (constantly remembering the Lord). It's all about understanding Brahman, the Self, action, the universe, the divine, and the secret of sacrifice. Basically, becoming a total guru, knowing everything about the manifested and transcendental Brahman, and the whole universe's tea.