- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: OUP Oxford (19 Feb 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0192835815
- ISBN-13: 978-0192835819
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 884,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Extremely readable and clear translation."--Dr. Thomas Thangaraj, Candler School of Theology
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'I have heard the supreme mystery, yoga, from Krishna, from the lord of yoga himself.' Thus ends the Bhagavad Gita, the most famous episode from the great Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata. In its eighteen short chapters Krishna's teaching leads the warrior Arjuna from perplexity to understanding and correct action, in the process raising and developing many key themes from the history of Indian religions. The Bhagavad Gita is the best known and most widely read Hindu religious text in the Western world. It considers social and religious duty, the nature of sacrifice, the nature of action, the means to liberation, and the relationship of human beings to God. It culminates in an awe-inspiring vision of Krishna as God omnipotent, disposer and destroyer of the universe.
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In the Field of the Law, the Kurus' Field, when my men and the Pandava men had come together so eager to fight, what did they do, Sanjaya? Read the first page
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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I found this edition very easy to read and understand, the text is laid out in a way that shows clearly who is speaking, unlike in some editions.
Format:Paperback
This is a good 'Western' translation that maintains it's readability and poetry. I prefer it to the oxford classics version. It's also a slim book which makes it easy to carry around. See my other review for other versions that give a more in depth understanding of the Gita.
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A Good read and very easy to understand would recommend to a first time reader of the Bhagvad Geeta (Holy Book).
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