Arjuna's questions,
all 36

Of what avail are kingdoms if those we love must die? Why should I wish to kill my own kinsmen to survive? What should we gain by killing our own kinsmen? Why should we, with knowledge of sin, engage in these acts? How can I counterattack men like Bhīṣma and Droṇa? I am confused — please tell me clearly what is best for me. What are the symptoms of one merged in Transcendence? How does such a person speak? How does he sit and walk? Why urge me to fight if intelligence is better than work? Please tell me decisively what is most beneficial for me. By what is one impelled to sinful acts, even unwillingly? Vivasvān is senior by birth — how did You instruct him first? Which of the two is more beneficial — renunciation or work? The mind is restless — yoga seems impractical to me. What is the destination of one who fails in yoga? Does such a man perish like a riven cloud? What is Brahman? What is the self? What are fruitive activities? What is this material manifestation? What are the demigods? How does the Lord of sacrifice live in the body? How can devotees know You at the time of death? Please tell me of Your divine powers in detail. How should I meditate on You? In what various forms are You to be contemplated? Tell me again of Your mighty potencies and glories. Please show me Your universal cosmic form. Who is more perfect — Your devotee or the Brahman worshipper? I wish to know about nature, the enjoyer, and the field. By what symptoms is one known as transcendental to the modes? What is his behavior? How does one transcend the modes of nature? What of one who worships by imagination, not scripture? What is the purpose of renunciation and sannyāsa?