Re: Favorite translator of Shankara's works?
Dear shays860,
There are two valid and useful options:
1. Learn Bhagavad Gita with Shankara Bhasyam from a teacher who "Teaches" it with Shankara bhasyam.
2. Learn Bhagavad Gita from a teacher who teaches it based upon shankara bhasyam.
[please note the subtle difference: first teaches shankara bhasyam itself. while the second teaches based on shankara bhasyam].
Swami Chinmayananda ji's teachings belong to 2. You can also find swami dayananda saraswati : bhagavad gita home study course or swami paramarthananda saraswati BG classes [available online in www.sumukamblogspot.com]. All these are "based on shankara bhasyam" -- they do not teach shankara bhasyam verse by verse.
For verse by verse teaching of shankara bhasyam i have only one resource: swami tattvavidananda ji's teachings in telugu. Unfortunately in english i do not know any equivalent teaching.
Gambhirananda ji's translations wont be of much help unless you have already learnt Bhagavad Gita from a guru [atleast based on shankara bhasyam], quite thoroughly. For people who are not already well learnt in sanskrit and BG itself, gambhirananda ji's translations would not be of any help.
if you have been patient enough with me for all this long... here is what is freely available online:
1. Swami Paramarthananda ji's BG classes:
http://sumukam.wordpress.com/discour...ramarthananda/
2. Swami Chinmayananda ji's BG classes:
http://sumukam.wordpress.com/discour...chinmayananda/
3. Swami Ranganathananda ji's BG classes:
http://sumukam.wordpress.com/discour...aganathananda/
These are all "based on shankara bhasyam" ... but they will give you a very good understanding of Bhagavad gita. Listening is better than self study.
Love!
Silence
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