Bhagavad Gita : Pocket Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (762 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0911206108 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-13 |
| Language | : | Sanskrit |
DESCRIPTION:
This 256 page pocket edition, with only a few necessary notes, is especially designed for devotional reading. It is knowledge of God that gives man the strength to face calmly and cheerfully the duties of life. The Gita teaches that if a man performs his duties, surrendering the fruit to God and discarding all selfish motives, he gains purity of heart and achieves ultimate liberation. It lays down practical spiritual disciplines that can be followed by all, irrespective of faith and creed. The text is identical to that of the annotated edition (ISBN 0-911206-09-4) and contains an introduction with a brief background and philosophy of The Gita.. The Bhagavad Gita, an important Hindu scripture, is one of the outstanding religious classics in the world, and this translation by Swami Nikhilananda has been called "the first really readable, authorit
"BEST English edition of Gita available" according to KS. Bhagavad Gita is the most popular of the scriptures of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism). However, the message is for the whole mankind and not just for the Hindus. It is one of the three canons of Vedanta (the other two are the Upanishads and the Brahma Sutras). The Gita discusses the vari. Beware of Kessinger Yes, this is a classic translation of a seminal Vedanta scripture.WARNING: do not buy the Kessinger Publishing edition. The copyright belongs to the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York. Oh, I see that the New York edition sells for about half of Kessinger's pirated edition, so. "What Krishna Said" according to Sylvia Hawley. The Bhagavad Gita, Song of God, is part of the long oral history poem, The Mahabharata. Likely from before written language, stories from ancient seers, dramas of life for human families, as metaphors for the war of good and evil that must be fought within the human heart.The Gita is
Swami Nikhilananda is to be congratulated and thanked for his great achievement. I have been reading it with ease and unflagging delight. -- Samuel H. -- W. -- Stark Young, The New Republic. Here is a translation which seems to meet every test of literature and learning. Goldenson, Rabbi, Congregation Emanu-El, New YorkMay this majestic poem find its way into the familiar literary friendship of many readers and contribute to the sense of spiritual kinship with the most gifted people of Asia, akin to us both in blood and in language. Every student of religion and lover of the spirit stands in his debt. Insofar as an outsider can judge, this translation of Swami Nikhilananda and his introduction make it a more communicable and intelligible v