Yoga thus delineating eighteen different yogas. Some scholars divide the "Gita" into three sections, with the first six chapters with 280 "shlokas" dealing with Karma yoga, the middle six containing 209 shlokas with Bhakti yoga, and the last six chapters with 211 shlokas as Jnana yoga; however, this is rough because elements of "karma", "bhakti" and "jnana" are found in all chapters. Description of an early form of yoga called "nirodhayoga" (yoga of cessation) is contained in the Mokshadharma section of the 12th chapter ("Shanti Parva") of the "Mahabharata". The verses of the section are dated to c. 300–200 BCE. "Nirodhayoga"
Karma in Hinduism Although souls alone have the freedom and responsibility for their acts and thus reap the fruits of karma, i.e., good and evil karma, God as Vishnu, is the supreme Enforcer of karma, by acting as the Sanctioner (Anumanta) and the Overseer (Upadrasta). According to Ramanuja, all jivas are burdened with their load of Karma, which gives them only enjoyments and sufferings, but also desires and tendencies to act in particular ways; although the moral responsibility accrues only to the Jiva, as he acts according to the tendencies and deserts he has acquired by his karma, Ramanuja believes that God wills