JustRish Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I already have Bhagavad Gita As It Is, but I want to know if there is another good edition out there. Would really appreciate it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrsinghadev Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 "Srimad Bhagavad Gita" by Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja, it features the commentary of himself as well as that of Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakura. You might want to look into that edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bija Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 "Srimad Bhagavad Gita" by Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja, it features the commentary of himself as well as that of Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakura. You might want to look into that edition. It is available for online reading - click here. This version has side by side comparison with the Gita As It Is. The complete Vani Base (with many books http://nitaaiveda.com ) including that Gita can be downloaded here: http://nitaaiveda.com/veda.zip One of my favorite translations of Bhagavad Gita (exquisitely beautiful) is called The Hidden Treasure of the Sweet Absolute downloadable here: http://mybloop.com/go/l06V1D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bija Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Here is a translation of interest (very simple): The Gita According to Gandhi - the gospel of selfless action. http://mybloop.com/go/f6KzTO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustRish Posted September 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Nrsinghadev and Bija, thank you soo much. Thanks for the links Bija for the links... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwayslearning Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 has anyone heard of the Gita found in Bali or Farrukhabad? it is supposedly the original verses and not nearly as long as those added to it afterward. it's written about in the book 'gita as it was' by sinha, though this person is an athiest from what i can tell and i don't trust his conclusions at all... just curious if anyone else had heard about these other two versions and their lengths... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimfelix Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 The trouble is that it is hard to translate without imposing a particular interpretation from one school of Hindu thought. This is certainly the case with Prabhupada's version. Robert Zaehner tries to be as literal as possible and gives explanation of alternative meanings that are possible, but his English is sometimes harder to understand than the Sanskrit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhaktajan Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Just see the quagmire: "...but his English is sometimes harder to understand than the Sanskrit ... [and we don't yet have a vocabulary to refer to --except for Prabhupada's 18,000 + 700 + many other additional Sanskrit verses translated word-for-word into english for our edification] ... trouble is that it is hard to translate without imposing a particular interpretation ... ............................................................................................................. A Sanskrit Vocabulary is a terrible thing to waste. Lack of a Sanskrit Vocabulary is due to fiddling about all day--so get a move on! oye vey, Bhaktajan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srikanthdk71 Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I already have Bhagavad Gita As It Is, but I want to know if there is another good edition out there. Would really appreciate it. Thanks. Just read the Bhagavad Gita in its original form (not translation but read the transliteration) again and again. You yourself will be the best translator each time you go through it. What others tell may not be convincing to you but when you find the answers for yourself, it will be more convincing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlesh Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Just read the Bhagavad Gita in its original form (not translation but read the transliteration) again and again. You yourself will be the best translator each time you go through it. What others tell may not be convincing to you but when you find the answers for yourself, it will be more convincing. Satya vachan. True. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhaktajan Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 **"Just read your own Tax-Accountant's Audit Documents in its original form (not translation but read the transliteration) again and again. You yourself will be the best translator each time you go through it. What others tell may not be convincing to you but when you find the answers for yourself, it will be more convincing." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This is not an absolute true nor universally true rule. As you can see I substituted another word for "Bhagavad-gita". **Why would such a rule-of-thumb advise be effective, good, and true in the highest pursuits of mortality — when, as you can read, it does not apply to simple—[?] mundane rules & laws. We must receive knowledge from honest authorities—lest we be cheated due to our past karma come back around to us. Only by enlisting in the service do we earn wisdom of the lineage of sages. Book knowledge teaches us the elementary etiquette to receive an audience with higher authorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivaduta Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 (The Song Celestial) The Bhagavad Gita by Sir Edwin Arnold Excerpts from M. K. Gandhi's - AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OR The story of my experiments with truth TRANSLATED FROM THE GUJARATI BY MAHADEV DESAI Chapter 20 ACQUAINTANCE WITH RELIGIONS "...I have read almost all the English translations of it, and I regard Sir Edwin Arnold's as the best. He has been faithful to the text, and yet it does not read like a translation." need i say more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustRish Posted October 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Thank you! I'll take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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