Bhagavad-Gita:: The Song of God
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Translator: Swami PrabhavanandaTranslator: Christopher Isherwood
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-07-01
ISBN: 0451528441
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Signet Classics
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Book Review: Great Gita for the pocket
Summary: 4 Stars
It is a wonderful version. If you read "The Guru and His Disciple", which is Christopher Isherwood's memoirs in part, he tells the story of how the final version came about. Crestfallen because an editor finally admitted she couldn't tell the difference between the previous draft and all other translations, Isherwood went to his room and half an hour later returned with the first pages completely re-written. It went over so well, he was inspired to convert large pieces in the same poetical style. And rightly so, as the original is, after all, part an epic poem.
I have to give it a four since part of the first chapter is left out because it is "like the list of ships in Homer". And because Huxley was probably the wrong person to write the Intro. What Huxley says is worth reading, of course, but it should be read as Huxley and not representing Prabhavananda or Vedantism.
Otherwise, there are so many copies of this floating around in used bookstores, and at such low prices, and because it is so readable, this is the one to carry in your back pocket or fill with marginalia.
Summary of Bhagavad-Gita:: The Song of God
The Bhagavad-Gita is the Gospel of Hinduism, and one of the great religious classics of the world. Its simple, vivid message is a daily inspiration in the lives of millions throughout the world and has been so for countless generations.Here is a distinguished translation that can be read by every person, not as an archaic monument to an ancient culture, but as a living contemporary message that touches the most urgent personal and social problems.
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