The Bhagavad Gita Reference Guide

The Bhagavad Gita has served as a spiritual guide for over two thousand years. It advocates an integrated path of Self-realization through meditation, selfless action and devotion to the Divine. The Gita has inspired and influenced Western thought since the first translation over two hundred years ago. Poets, philosophers, thinkers, and scientists have attested to its wisdom and life-changing impact.

It is the most translated Indian spiritual classic.

In this guide, the following useful reference material has been

included:

• an introduction and analysis of the English translations of the Gita

• a few verses from 25 translations are provided for the reader’s own comparison

• traditional Gita Dhyanam (meditations) and Gita Mahatmyam (chants in praise of the Gita)

• The Gita Chalisa - forty selected verses traditionally considered the core teachings of the Gita

• The Gitartha Samgraha of Yamunacharya

• The ten key verses from the Advaita perspective

• The eighteen verse summary from Kashmiri Shaivism

• The epithets used for Lord Krishna and Arjuna

• A complete translation of the Gita from Swami Swarupananda

• A detailed bibliography of English translations