Arjuna said: O Supreme Person, what is Brahman? What is the self? What is karma? What is the material manifestation? And what are the demigods? Please explain all of this to me.

Chapter 7 ended with Krishna using five key terms — Brahman, adhyātma, karma, adhibhūta, and adhidaiva — and Arjuna, a diligent student, immediately asks for their definitions. This is the mark of a true seeker: when the teacher opens a door, the student walks through it.