Bhagavad Gita Translations - PDF Downloads

February 4, 2007

Dear Friends,

[Krishna and Arjuna] The Bhagavad Gita is a lifetime study, and it

is extremely beneficial to read at least one chapter a day. Its meanings

are virtually infinite, so that new things will be continually found

within its seven hundred verses. Equally important is the Gita´s

ability to continually point us in the right direction spiritually.

Further, it conveys to us the necessary perspective for success in

spiritual life. Although it presents the clearest philosophical

principles, even more it provides us with the practical means for

cultivation of higher consciousness.

However, we who are English-speaking have a problem: we only have access

to the Gita in translations. And, translators being human, none have

produced a completely perfect English version. For this reason we are

planning to post several of the best English translations for your

study.

Gita Translation by Swami Nirmalananda Giri - This text of the

Gita is arranged according to the meter of the original Sanskrit text so

it can be sung-as it is done every morning in our ashram and in

most of the ashrams of India.

Click here to download Chapters 1-18 of the Bhagavad Gita, plus the

Maharshi Gita </pdfs/gita_full.pdf> (@2.1mb)

Click here to view the Bhagavad Gita online.

</gi_bhagavad_gita_intro.asp>

Gita Translation by Swami Swarupananda - Swarupananda´s

translation was printed in the early part of the twentieth century.

Although Swarupananda was active in its preparation, it is really the

work of Sister Nivedita (Margaret Noble) a disciple of Swami Vivekananda

who spent the rest of her life in India after meeting the great Swami.

Her work in India was mostly in education, but she also wrote some books

and articles and made this translation. Why it was not printed under her

name we are not sure. Perhaps it was because at that time the movement

for independence was gaining momentum in India and a translation of

India´s supreme scripture by a citizen of the oppressing country

might not have been welcome. Also, the publication of any writings by a

woman was totally unknown at that time-and therefore liable to

disapproval.

Click here to download Swami Swarupananda's translation of the Bhagavad

Gita. <pdfs/Gita-Swarupananda.pdf>

Gita Translation by Swami Sivananda - Sivananda´s

translation is very evidently based on the Swarupananda translation, as

in so many instances the wording is identical. (Actually, our version of

the Gita arranged for singing is also based on Swarupananda, since it

often has the same meter as the Sanskrit original.) Yet it has a value

of its own as it reflects the illumined consciousness of this great

twentieth-century Master.

Click here to download Swami Sivananda's translation of the Bhagavad

Gita <pdfs/Gita-Sivananda.pdf> .

We hope that these will be of use.

Atma Jyoti Ashram

www.atmajyoti.org <http://www.atmajyoti.org/>

February 5, 2007

Correct links as follows. Usually the /[link] works only on the same

PC/server/site/webpage html commands.

Click here to download Chapters 1-18 of the Bhagavad Gita, plus the

Maharshi Gita

http://www.atmajyoti.org/pdfs/gita_full.pdf

Click here to view the Bhagavad Gita online.

http://www.atmajyoti.org/gi_bhagavad_gita_intro.asp

Click here to download Swami Swarupananda's translation of the

Bhagavad Gita.

http://www.atmajyoti.org/pdfs/Gita-Swarupananda.pdf

Click here to download Swami Sivananda's translation of the Bhagavad

Gita

http://www.atmajyoti.org/pdfs/Gita-Sivananda.pdf

, "swamitarakananda"

<tarakananda wrote:

>

> Dear Friends,

>

> [Krishna and Arjuna] The Bhagavad Gita is a lifetime study,

and it

> is extremely beneficial to read at least one chapter a day. Its

meanings

> are virtually infinite, so that new things will be continually found

> within its seven hundred verses. Equally important is the Gita´s

> ability to continually point us in the right direction spiritually.

> Further, it conveys to us the necessary perspective for success in

> spiritual life. Although it presents the clearest philosophical

> principles, even more it provides us with the practical means for

> cultivation of higher consciousness.

> However, we who are English-speaking have a problem: we only have

access

> to the Gita in translations. And, translators being human, none have

> produced a completely perfect English version. For this reason we

are

> planning to post several of the best English translations for your

> study.

>

> Gita Translation by Swami Nirmalananda Giri - This text of the

> Gita is arranged according to the meter of the original Sanskrit

text so

> it can be sung-as it is done every morning in our ashram and in

> most of the ashrams of India.

>

> Click here to download Chapters 1-18 of the Bhagavad Gita, plus

the

> Maharshi Gita </pdfs/gita_full.pdf> (@2.1mb)

>

> Click here to view the Bhagavad Gita online.

> </gi_bhagavad_gita_intro.asp>

>

> Gita Translation by Swami Swarupananda - Swarupananda´s

> translation was printed in the early part of the twentieth century.

> Although Swarupananda was active in its preparation, it is really

the

> work of Sister Nivedita (Margaret Noble) a disciple of Swami

Vivekananda

> who spent the rest of her life in India after meeting the great

Swami.

> Her work in India was mostly in education, but she also wrote some

books

> and articles and made this translation. Why it was not printed

under her

> name we are not sure. Perhaps it was because at that time the

movement

> for independence was gaining momentum in India and a translation of

> India´s supreme scripture by a citizen of the oppressing country

> might not have been welcome. Also, the publication of any writings

by a

> woman was totally unknown at that time-and therefore liable to

> disapproval.

>

> Click here to download Swami Swarupananda's translation of the

Bhagavad

> Gita. <pdfs/Gita-Swarupananda.pdf>

>

> Gita Translation by Swami Sivananda - Sivananda´s

> translation is very evidently based on the Swarupananda

translation, as

> in so many instances the wording is identical. (Actually, our

version of

> the Gita arranged for singing is also based on Swarupananda, since

it

> often has the same meter as the Sanskrit original.) Yet it has a

value

> of its own as it reflects the illumined consciousness of this great

> twentieth-century Master.

>

> Click here to download Swami Sivananda's translation of the

Bhagavad

> Gita <pdfs/Gita-Sivananda.pdf> .

>

> We hope that these will be of use.

>

> Atma Jyoti Ashram

> www.atmajyoti.org <http://www.atmajyoti.org/>

>

February 5, 2007

Thamk you very much, I am also a spiritual man,if you write me about Guru Gita I learn your voice carefully.ok

swamitarakananda <tarakananda (AT) atmajyoti (DOT) org> wrote: