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The Bhagavad Gita

 

The Bhagavad Gita, a chapter of the Mahabharata epic, is said to contain the essence of Hinduism. We believe its precepts are universal and helpful, no matter what a person's religion. The story takes place on the battlefield at Kurukshetra just before the war begins. It contains the avatar Krishna's message to Arjuna, given in his chariot, situated between the two opposing armies. In a deeper sense, the good and bad sides of the war are our own higher and lower tendencies, and the entire bettle takes place in each of our own hearts. Krishna tells Arjuna that it is his (and our) own karma that brings him (and us) to the present situation, and if it's not dealt with here and now, it will keep coming back to him (and us) in different forms again and again until it is resolved. This is Arjuna's, as well as our own, predicament.

For comparison, the Gita verse 7:7 is given in each of the Bhagavad Gita offerings

The Srimad Bhagavad Gita —The Song Celestial

#S2005
$16.95

The Bhagavad Gita
Winthrop Sargeant, Tanslated.
Foreword by Christopher Chapple
A very handsome, scholarly edition, published by SUNY Press interleaved with Sanskrit, transliteration, and translation into English strophes. Includes glossaries and extensively glossed, word-by-word grammatical entries. This is a very detailed Gita. Nothing higher than Me exists, Arjuna. On Me all this universe is strung like pearls on a thread. Softcover/739pp
#S1100    $24.95
Bhagavad Gita
C. Rajagopalachari, Translator.
A superb translation of the Gita by a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, written as a handbook for students. In Sanskrit and English. There is naught whatsoever beyond me. All this universe hangs together on me, as pearls on a string. Softcover/128pp (Indian edition)
#S1101      $5.95
The Bhagavad Gita —With the Commentary of Sri Sankaracharya Alladi
Mahadeva Sastry, Trans.
This translation has withstood the test of time since its late 19th century printing. There is naught higher than I, O Dhananjaya: in me all this is woven as clusters of gems on a string. Hardcover/534pp (Indian edition)
#S1104      $16.95
Srimad Bhagavadgita--Sadhaka Sanjivani Commentary
Swami Ramsukhdas
The Gita Press edition. Large volume filled with beautiful full color illustrations and devotional commentary. O Arjun, there is nothing else besides Me. Like clusters of Yarn-beads formed by knots on a thread, all this is threaded on me. Hardcover/919 pp.
(Indian edition)
#S1113 $38.95

Bhagavad-Gita - As It Is
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the worldwide Hare Krishna movement translated this edition and wrote the commentary. The original Sanskrit text, word for word meanings and translation are included with several full-colored illustrations. Hardcover/904pp
#S7294      $14.95
Bhagavad Gita
Swami Chidbhavananda, Trans.
The commentary is translated from Swami Chidbhavananda's original Tamil. Word-by-word Sanskrit. The Gita is the perfect guide to those who aspire to build a perfect personality. From Ramakrishna Order. There is nothing whatsoever higher than me, Dhananjaya. All this is strung on me, as rows of gems on a string. Hardcover/1004pp (Indian edition)
#S1102      $16.95

Srimad Bhagavad Gita
Swami Swarupananda, Trans.
A long awaited translation in book form from the monthly installations in the Prabuddha Bharata. A nice word-by-word edition. Beyond me, O Dhana`yaja, there is naught. All this is strung in me, as a row of jewels on a thread. In Sanskrit syntax: O Dhana`jaya: than Me higher else aught not is on a thread a row of jewels like this in Me is strung. Hardcover/430pp (Indian edition)
#S1108     $12.95
 

The Jnaneshwari
M. R. Yardi, Trans.
This is Sri Jnaneshwar's well-known commentary on the Gita. Exquisitely composed, the style is both poetic and full of imagery; intended for the common people who did not know Sanskrit, it is a delightful read. If we start looking for the source of a mirage, we find that it originates not from the rays of the sun, but from the sun itself. So Arjuna, when this Prakriti manifested as the world begins to dissolve, then know that I [Krishna] alone exist. — Sri Jnaneshwar Hardcover/682pp (Indian edition)
#S1107    $26.95