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Bhagavadgeeta - Adhyaya 12 Chapter #:  12 Chapter Name:  Bhakti Yoga ( ಭಕ್ತಿಯೋಗಃ) Total verses (slokas) in this chapter:  20 Adhyaya - 12, Bhakti Yoga Chapter of Gita (here after referred as BG) -  This small chapter stresses on the super-excellence of the path of loving devotion over all other types of spiritual practices. DVG calls this chapter as : "Bhakti Sopana Yoga". After Vishwa roopa darsha, in the end of chapter 11, Krishna says, If anyone else wishes to see this "Viswaroopa" of him, it is only possible, through "unparalleled devotion or Ananya Bhakti". Arjuna realizes one sure thing, that everything is under Krishna's control. But he asks Krishna, for Bhakti, which is a better approach : " To be consistent in worshiping him for his 'Nirguna roopa' or to be consistent in worshiping him for his 'Saguna roopa'. That is the very first sloka for chapter 12 and the entire chapter delves around this question of Arjuna. 

Bhagavadgeeta - Adhyaya 11 Chapter #:  11 Chapter Name:  Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga ( ವಿಶ್ವರೂಪದರ್ಶನಯೋಗಃ) Total verses (slokas) in this chapter: 55 Adhyaya - 11, Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga Chapter of Gita (here after referred as BG) - is an answer to Arjuna's increased curiosity of seeing Krishna.  In the words of the poet, Sanjaya, Krishna gives Arjuna a glimpse of the incredible vastness and majesty he encompasses, showing him the "whole universe enfolded  in the body of the God of gods." The vision is also a terrifying one, as Krishna reveals a self with billions of heads, fangs, and weapons. Arjuna is humbled and awed by the vision. He describes what he sees, including a vision of Krishna devouring all of the Kauravas. Arjuna asks Krishna "Who are you, in this terrifying form?" Krishna responds that he is death and that Arjuna must fight in the battle because the Kauravas will die regardless. Krishna has already killed them; Arjuna is merely his instru