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Spirit Seeker
06 December 2013, 08:47 PM
Namaste all,

Can anyone provide links or sources where I can Order An Legit English Translation of the Bhagavad Gita that is NOT an "As it is" version?

I respect and honor the beliefs and interpretations presented, but the commentary's by Swami Prabhupada(Iskon) are too extreme for my taste. It is difficult finding a legitimate translation of a copy when I'm mostly bumping into Iskcon Material.

Thank you in advance

ameyAtmA
06 December 2013, 09:33 PM
SpiritSeeker,

Try GeetaPress. http://www.gitapress.org/search_code.asp
You will be happy.
Read it while travelling, keep in your pocket (well not literally, please honour it).

May Shri KRshNa JanArdana VAsudeva guide you.

grames
06 December 2013, 09:45 PM
Try Gita Press

http://www.gitapress.org/books/gita/455/455_Gita_Roman.pdf

Most of the translations are with "Advaitic" tinge but of course, they themselves got variations in their translations. Not sure what is your taste but if it is not against Vaishnava traditions, here is one big compilation

http://www.bhagavad-gita.org/

Hare Krshna!

devotee
06 December 2013, 09:49 PM
Namaste,

Grames has already suggested a good book. You may also check this :
http://www.sadhaksanjivani.com/

OM

ShivaFan
06 December 2013, 11:32 PM
Namaste SS

This translation by Jayaram V is definetly IMHO one of the best in the modern era. It is destined to become a classic. I strongly recommend:

http://www.jayaramv.com/books/bgComplete.aspx

Om Namah Sivaya

Amrut
07 December 2013, 06:38 AM
Namaste all,

Can anyone provide links or sources where I can Order An Legit English Translation of the Bhagavad Gita that is NOT an "As it is" version?

I respect and honor the beliefs and interpretations presented, but the commentary's by Swami Prabhupada(Iskon) are too extreme for my taste. It is difficult finding a legitimate translation of a copy when I'm mostly bumping into Iskcon Material.

Thank you in advance

Namaste,

Gita commentaries by swami chinmaya and Swami Sivananda (of divine Life society) are good. both are of advaitic nature and follow Shankara bhashya closely, but it is not a translation of shankara bhashya.

Sadhaka sangivani is hindi Commentary, may be translated into English by swami Ramsukh das ji Maharaj of Gita Bhavan, Gita Press Gorakhpur. He is very revered Swami, but does not belong to Adviata, yet his commentaries are bhakti mixed with Jnana.

In General Any book by Gita Press is good choice, as they function at a high loss since they give at a price which does not even cover printing cost. It is highly supported by Volunteers.

Gita Press also have Shankara bhashya translated in Hindi. It is not a Commentary by Swami Ram sukh das ji.
some find commentary by Swami Ramsukhdas ji a little heavy.

I would suggest you to go with Swami Chinmaya or Swami Sivananda if you like Advaita interpretation.

Aum

Amrut
07 December 2013, 06:59 AM
Namaste,

Swami Chinmaya's gita Commentary is also available as an audio / Video discourse.

Good Luck

Aum

jopmala
07 December 2013, 10:01 AM
namaste

You can try Sri Aurobindo also

Spirit Seeker
07 December 2013, 11:43 AM
Namaste,

Thank you everyone kindly for the links provided!! I am eager to get started.

God Bless.:)

the sadhu
07 December 2013, 02:37 PM
Namaste all,

Can anyone provide links or sources where I can Order An Legit English Translation of the Bhagavad Gita that is NOT an "As it is" version?

I respect and honor the beliefs and interpretations presented, but the commentary's by Swami Prabhupada(Iskon) are too extreme for my taste. It is difficult finding a legitimate translation of a copy when I'm mostly bumping into Iskcon Material.

Thank you in advance

Hands down the hits published by pinguin publishing translated by Juan mascaro

govind_das
10 December 2013, 11:33 AM
This is the version that I use:
http://www.gita-society.com/buygita4edition.html

sanatanam
20 March 2014, 09:17 AM
I've read many Gita translations by different authors. Although I understood the philosophy to some extent, I did not find any practical suggestions applicable in today's world.
Currently, I'm going with a promising commentary by Swami B. G. Narasingha that suits our modern world. You can get a copy here: Srimad Bhagavad Gita (http://srimadbhagavadgita.net)

hinduism♥krishna
20 March 2014, 02:21 PM
Namaste....

If someone really wants to know the truth, you should read the first commentary on Gita, which is none other than great vaishnawa Adi Shankara's Bhagavad Gita Bhasya. He will take you deep in self and in the abstract Consiousness free from duality and even from non-duality. Indeed Brahman is beyond duality and duality between duality and non-duality.

There's another great commentary on Bhagavad Gita. It's of 12th century Maharashtrian Vaishnava, Sant Dnyaneshwar, who was a incarnation of vishnu himself and who wrote the Gita Bhasya at the age of 16.

Hare krishna ;)

Eric11235
21 March 2014, 07:44 AM
With regards to the Gita,

I first read it in my first read through of K.M. Ganguli's english translation of the mahabharata. If you go to sacred-texts.com that translation being the public domain is readily available, however there will be no commentary to speak of.

In addition, the Mahabharata transcreation done by P. Lal is in my humble opinion second to none in Mahabharata scholarship and translation efforts (having the adi parva translated by him), he has also written the gita as a single work, so I would also recommend looking into P. Lal

Although the work is at times ponderous and tedious, I do highly recommend reading an unabridged mahabharata, 6000 pages of insight, and it will give the Gita a stronger emotional impact, putting you more firmly in the context and what has caused Arjuna's emotional turmoil

Namaste

kamaferro
02 November 2014, 10:55 PM
SpiritSeeker,

Try GeetaPress. http://www.gitapress.org/search_code.asp
You will be happy.
Read it while travelling, keep in your pocket (well not literally, please honour it).

May Shri KRshNa JanArdana VAsudeva guide you.

Gita Press link wrong and cannot access thanks