The Bhagavad Gita
Book Details
Author(s)Edgerton, Franklin
PublisherHarvard University Press
ISBN / ASIN0674069250
ISBN-139780674069251
AvailabilityIn Stock.
Sales Rank500,911
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
To most good Vishnuites, and to most Hindus, the Bhagavad Gita is what the New Testament is to good Christians. It is their chief devotional book, and has been for centuries the principal source of religious inspiration for many millions of Indians. In this two-volume edition, Volume I contains on facing pages a transliteration of original Sanskrit and the author’s close translation. Volume II is Mr. Edgerton’s interpretation in which he makes clear the historical setting of the poem and analyzes its influence on later literature and its place in Indian philosophy. Sir Edwin Arnold’s beautiful translation, “The Song Celestial,” is also included in the second volume.



