Copyright and sources

Sanskrit text

The verses are the traditional text of the Bhagavad Gita, from the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata. The text is in the public domain.

English translation

The English translation is by Manmatha Nath Dutt, published in 1897, with scanning errors corrected. It is in the public domain.

Explanations and notes

Meanings, context notes, word glosses and the short verse renderings on this website are © 2026 Nillavu, written for Gita Scroll.

Sound

The Om, tanpura and singing-bowl audio was synthesized for the app. No recordings by others are used.

Fonts

Source Serif 4 and Noto Serif Devanagari, used under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

Icons and artwork

The app uses Ionicons under the MIT License. The app icon, the chakra, the icons on this website and the screen illustrations were drawn for Gita Scroll.