Re: Gita editions

10-15-2003, 04:40 AM

Can someone recommend a good edition of the Gita? I've
got Ecknath Eswaran's (sp?) trnaslation, and a newer
one by ... I forget his name, but it's got an orange
cover with a black circle on the front, and it's in
very plain but poetic English. I do like both of
those, but any recommendations?

Gabriela

--- Mike Brooker wrote:
>
> They used to tell me that
> > the
> > path to God was disciplic and that you had to find
> a
> > "real lover of God" with a true lineage.
>
> I suspect this is why the ISKCON folks are reluctant
> to recognize Amma as a "bona fide spiritual master"
> (to use their term), as Amma did not have a guru of
> her own, ergo no "lineage" to speak of. One of the
> first things I wanted to know about Amma (a year or
> so
> before I got my first darshan) was "who was Amma's
> guru?". Boy was I surprised when I was told that
> she
> never had one!
>
> I occasionally visit the Hare Krishna temple in
> Toronto, though I never mention Amma with any of the
> ISKCON devotees. I've visited the main ISKCON
> temple
> in Vrindavan, along with the Krishna Janmabhumi
> temple
> in Mathura, and even have a certificate (suitable
> for
> framing!) that proclaims to all that on Jan. 3, 1996
> I
> chanted the Hare Krishna mahamantra 108 times in
> Vrindavan! I also have a Krishna mantra. IMHO,
> "Bhagavad Gita as It Is" is great for learning
> Sanskrit, as every sloka is written in Devanagari,
> transliterated Sanskrit, and word-by-word
> translated,
> with all the sandhis broken up. It's also got some
> nice pictures. But Prabhupada's commentaries aren't
> worth the paper they're printed on.
>
> Keval
>
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10-15-2003, 05:03 AM

--- Miranda Soliz wrote:
> Can someone recommend a good edition of the Gita?
> I've
> got Ecknath Eswaran's (sp?) trnaslation, and a newer
> one by ... I forget his name, but it's got an orange
> cover with a black circle on the front, and it's in
> very plain but poetic English. I do like both of
> those, but any recommendations?
>

I would recommend "The Gita according to Gandhi",
edited by Mahadev Desai. This version contains
Gandhi's commentaries on the Gita, some of it written
while in prison. It's not out of print (though it was
published in 1946), but it might be hard to find
outside of India. I got my copy at Gandhi's ashram in
Ahmedabad.

As I mentioned yesterday, ISKCON's version "Bhagavad
Gita as It Is" is only good if you're studying
Sanskrit and want to learn each sloka untranslated.

Keval

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10-15-2003, 05:05 AM

Gabriela,

The Gandhi translation of the Gita is great. Try that one. I also
have (strangely enough) the Penguin Books version. I really like that
one as well.

I previously looked on Amazon.com and found a great listmania list
with lots of different Gita versions. I'll see if I can find it again.

With love,
Erica

--- In Ammachi (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Miranda Soliz wrote:
> Can someone recommend a good edition of the Gita? I've
> got Ecknath Eswaran's (sp?) trnaslation, and a newer
> one by ... I forget his name, but it's got an orange
> cover with a black circle on the front, and it's in
> very plain but poetic English. I do like both of
> those, but any recommendations?
>
> Gabriela
>
>
> --- Mike Brooker wrote:
> >
> > They used to tell me that
> > > the
> > > path to God was disciplic and that you had to find
> > a
> > > "real lover of God" with a true lineage.
> >
> > I suspect this is why the ISKCON folks are reluctant
> > to recognize Amma as a "bona fide spiritual master"
> > (to use their term), as Amma did not have a guru of
> > her own, ergo no "lineage" to speak of. One of the
> > first things I wanted to know about Amma (a year or
> > so
> > before I got my first darshan) was "who was Amma's
> > guru?". Boy was I surprised when I was told that
> > she
> > never had one!
> >
> > I occasionally visit the Hare Krishna temple in
> > Toronto, though I never mention Amma with any of the
> > ISKCON devotees. I've visited the main ISKCON
> > temple
> > in Vrindavan, along with the Krishna Janmabhumi
> > temple
> > in Mathura, and even have a certificate (suitable
> > for
> > framing!) that proclaims to all that on Jan. 3, 1996
> > I
> > chanted the Hare Krishna mahamantra 108 times in
> > Vrindavan! I also have a Krishna mantra. IMHO,
> > "Bhagavad Gita as It Is" is great for learning
> > Sanskrit, as every sloka is written in Devanagari,
> > transliterated Sanskrit, and word-by-word
> > translated,
> > with all the sandhis broken up. It's also got some
> > nice pictures. But Prabhupada's commentaries aren't
> > worth the paper they're printed on.
> >
> > Keval
> >
> > __________________________________
> > Do you Yahoo!?
> > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product
> > search
> > http://shopping.yahoo.com
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>
>
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10-15-2003, 05:07 AM

Guess I should have read Keval's response before writing my own.

I found a copy of it at Border's. Amazon.com also has it.

With love,
Erica

--- In Ammachi (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Mike Brooker wrote:
>
> --- Miranda Soliz wrote:
> > Can someone recommend a good edition of the Gita?
> > I've
> > got Ecknath Eswaran's (sp?) trnaslation, and a newer
> > one by ... I forget his name, but it's got an orange
> > cover with a black circle on the front, and it's in
> > very plain but poetic English. I do like both of
> > those, but any recommendations?
> >
>
> I would recommend "The Gita according to Gandhi",
> edited by Mahadev Desai. This version contains
> Gandhi's commentaries on the Gita, some of it written
> while in prison. It's not out of print (though it was
> published in 1946), but it might be hard to find
> outside of India. I got my copy at Gandhi's ashram in
> Ahmedabad.
>
> As I mentioned yesterday, ISKCON's version "Bhagavad
> Gita as It Is" is only good if you're studying
> Sanskrit and want to learn each sloka untranslated.
>
> Keval
>
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> The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search
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10-15-2003, 07:17 AM

http://www.vedanta.com/getpage.cfm?f...serid=93660082
is one of the most readable versions I have seen.

http://www.vedanta.com/getpage.cfm?f...serid=93660082
has the commentary of Sankaracharya - heavy reading, but worth your while.

Hope this helps,

Girish

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, Miranda Soliz wrote:

> Can someone recommend a good edition of the Gita? I've
> got Ecknath Eswaran's (sp?) trnaslation, and a newer
> one by ... I forget his name, but it's got an orange
> cover with a black circle on the front, and it's in
> very plain but poetic English. I do like both of
> those, but any recommendations?
>
> Gabriela
>
>
> --- Mike Brooker wrote:
> >
> > They used to tell me that
> > > the
> > > path to God was disciplic and that you had to find
> > a
> > > "real lover of God" with a true lineage.
> >
> > I suspect this is why the ISKCON folks are reluctant
> > to recognize Amma as a "bona fide spiritual master"
> > (to use their term), as Amma did not have a guru of
> > her own, ergo no "lineage" to speak of. One of the
> > first things I wanted to know about Amma (a year or
> > so
> > before I got my first darshan) was "who was Amma's
> > guru?". Boy was I surprised when I was told that
> > she
> > never had one!
> >
> > I occasionally visit the Hare Krishna temple in
> > Toronto, though I never mention Amma with any of the
> > ISKCON devotees. I've visited the main ISKCON
> > temple
> > in Vrindavan, along with the Krishna Janmabhumi
> > temple
> > in Mathura, and even have a certificate (suitable
> > for
> > framing!) that proclaims to all that on Jan. 3, 1996
> > I
> > chanted the Hare Krishna mahamantra 108 times in
> > Vrindavan! I also have a Krishna mantra. IMHO,
> > "Bhagavad Gita as It Is" is great for learning
> > Sanskrit, as every sloka is written in Devanagari,
> > transliterated Sanskrit, and word-by-word
> > translated,
> > with all the sandhis broken up. It's also got some
> > nice pictures. But Prabhupada's commentaries aren't
> > worth the paper they're printed on.
> >
> > Keval
> >
> > __________________________________
> > Do you Yahoo!?
> > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product
> > search
> > http://shopping.yahoo.com
> >
>
>
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