The Bhagavadgita: With an Introductory Essay, Sanskrit Text, English Translation, and Notes - Softcover

Radharkrishn, Sarvepalli

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8172230877 ISBN 13: 9788172230876

Publisher: HarperOne, 1994

Synopsis

The Bhagavad-Gita or 'Sacred Song', holds an assured place among the world's great scriptures. Hindus regard it with the same respect and love as Christians regard the Gospels, seeking within it comfort and enlightenment. In fourteen hundred lines of verse the relationship of man with God and the intense joy of divine love are celebrated, in language which is precise and beautiful.

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From the Back Cover:

The Bhagavadgita is part of the great Indian epic the Mahabharata, and it is one of the major religious documents of the world, occupying in Hinduism a position not unlike the Sermon on the Mount in Christianity. One of the most celebrated treasures of world literature as well, it is in the form of a poetic dialogue between the epic's hero, Arjuna, and his friend Krishna, believed to be an incarnation of God.
The dialogue, which takes place on the eve of an historic battle, probes the nature of God and what man should do to reach him. As the Bhagavadgita unfolds, this majestic poem provides a fascinating synopsis of the religious thought and experience of India through the ages. This edition offers the classic English verse translation by Sir Edwin Arnold (1832–1904), long admired for its evocation of the true feeling of the original poetry.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 8172230877
• ISBN 13: 9788172230876
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 388