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Bhagavad-gita As It Is

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(pdf 2.3 MB) "The Gita has always been to me a source of comfort. When I reached no ray of light, I suggest the Gita on, and a verse that I find randomly, give me back my smile. " Mahatma Gandhi "The wonderful thing about the Bhagavad-gita is that ... an uneducated, experienced wisdom revealed in it as helpful kindness. these beautiful revelation, this wisdom, this blossomed into religious philosophy is that we seek and need. " Hermann Hesse "The book has enlightened me in my life the most." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "The deepest and loftiest thing the world can boast." Wilhelm von Humboldt "It is the belehrendste and sublime reading that is possible in the world." Arthur Schopenhauer "If I Bhagavad-gita reading, I wonder how God created the universe, everything else appears superfluous. " Albert Einstein "The Bhagavad Gita has always been considered one of the most important books in the world, and now it is, thanks to the masterful work of AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the world in an authentic translation available. " Dr. Karl Brademann, professor of Romance Languages, University of Heidelberg "The Gita can be seen as the most important literary pillars of the religious civilization of India, the oldest living culture in the world ... The present translation and commentary is another proof of the unbroken, living influence of the Gita . Bhaktivedanta Swami has admonished the West out that our modern meritocracy is in a crisis that can

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the Gita . Bhaktivedanta Swami has admonished the West out that our modern meritocracy is in a crisis that can lead to self-destruction because it lacks the inner depth of an authentic metaphysical consciousness. Without such depth of our moral and political protests are nothing but empty words. " Thomas Merton, Catholic. Theologian, monk, writer "It is a deeply felt, finely thought out and wonderfully declared work ... I know of no treatise on the Gita , which is close in size and significance of this issue., this work is beyond all doubt. I have this book to all students who interested in Sanskrit and Indian culture, strongly recommended., it will play in the intellectual and ethical life of the people for a long time an important role. " Dr. Shaligram Shukla, Lecturer of Linguistics, Georgetown University "No work of all Indian literature is more quoted in the West, because none more loved, than the Bhagavad-gita ., the translation of such a work demands not only Sanskrit-end levels, but an inner sympathy on the subject and verbal skill. because the poem is a symphony in which God is seen in all things ... The Swami does a real service to students by equipping the popular Indian epic with fresh meaning. Whatever may be our opinion, we should all be grateful for the work be, which has led to this illuminating work. " Dr. Geddes MacGregor, Professor of Philosophy, University of Southern California "I am very impressed with AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's scholarly and authoritative edition of Bhagavad-gita . It is a most valuable work for the scholar as well as the layman and is of great utility as a reference as well as a textbook. I have this edition immediately recommended my students. The book is wonderfully made. " Dr. Samuel D. Atkins Professor of Sanskrit, Princeton University "As a successor in direct succession from Caitanya, the author of Bhagavad-gita As It Is , according to Indian custom, entitled to the majestic title His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The great interest that his interpretation of the Bhagavad-gita for includes us, is that it offers us an authorized interpretation according to the principles of the Caitanya tradition. " Olivier Lacombe Professor of Sanskrit and Indology, Sorbonne University, Paris "I had the opportunity several of the Bhak tivedanta Book Trust to look through published books and found them of excellent quality and of great value to be used in university classes on Indian religions to be. This applies particularly to the BBT edition and translation of the Bhagavad-gita to. " Dr. Frederick B. Underwood Professor of Religion, Columbia University "... If that's what works, the truth is, as Pierce and the pragmatists emphasize a kind of truth in the must Bhagavad-gita As It Is be, since those who follow its teachings display a joyous serenity usually missing in the bleak and strident lives of contemporary people. " Dr. Elwin H. Powell Professor of Sociology, State University of New York, Buffalo "Undoubtedly, this edition is one of the best books available to Gita and devotion. Prabhupada's translation is an ideal blend of literary care and religious insight. " Dr. Thomas J. Hopkins Professor of Religion, Franklin and Marshall College "The Bhagavad-gita , one of the great spiritual texts, is not yet a common part of our cultural environment., the less likely it is because they are per se is foreign, but because it lacked us exactly the kind of precise interpretive comment, the Swami Bhaktivedanta has here provided, a commentary, not only from the point of view of a scholar, but to a practitioner, a dedicated, lifelong devotee. " Denise Levertov, poet "The increasing numbers of Western readers interested in classical Vedic thought, was proven a service by Swami Bhaktivedanta. By bringing us a new and living interpretation of a text already known to many people, he frequently expands our understanding." Dr. Edward C Dimock, Jr. Department of South Asian Languages and Civilization, University of Chicago "The world of scholars is AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada committed again. Though the Bhagavad-gita has been translated many times, Prabhupada adds a translation of singular importance with his commentary added ... " Dr. J. Stillson Judah, Professor of History of Religions and Director of Libraries Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California

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"Srila Prabhupada's edition fills a sensitive gap in France, where many hope was to become familiar with traditional Indian thought, beyond the commercial East-West hodgepodge that has occurred since the time when the Europeans invaded for the first time in India. Whether the reader is an expert Indian spiritualism or not - the reading of the Bhagavad-gita As It Is will be extremely useful for many this will be the first contact with the true India, the ancient India, the eternal India ".. Chenique Francois, Professor the Religious Sciences Institute prabhupada.de/bg/bg.htm

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India, the ancient India, the eternal India ".. Chenique Francois, Professor the Religious Sciences Institute of Political Studies, Paris, France "As an Indian farmer, who now lives in the West, it has deeply hurt to see that so many of my countrymen have come in the role of gurus and spiritual masters in the West. For this reason I am very excited that publication the Bhagavad-gita As It Is seen by Sri Swami AC Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada., you will help to stop the terrible cheating of false and unauthorized 'gurus' and 'yogis' and will give all people a chance, the real meaning of the Oriental to understand culture. " Dr. Kailash Vajpeye, Director of Indian Studies Center for Oriental Studies, University of Mexico "I can say that I am in the Bhagavad-gita As It Is have found explanations and answers to questions that I have always made in relation to interpretations of this sacred work, whose spiritual discipline I greatly admire., if the asceticism and the ideal the apostles who the message of Bhagavad-gita As It Is forms, more widespread and would be respected higher, would the world in which we live are transformed into a better and a more fraternal place. " Dr. Paul Lesourd, author, Professeur Honoraire, Catholic University of Paris "I have invented, or fictitious. I only present the message of Krishna, as it is nothing." AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Images from the Bhagavad-gita (English edition)

His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , Founder-Acarya of ISKCON and greatest representative of Krishna consciousness in the Western world.

Bhaktsiddhanta Srila Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja , the spiritual master of His Divine Gnada AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and a leading scholar and devotee in the early 20th Century.

Srila Gaura Kisora Das Babaji Maharaja , the spiritual master of Srila Sarasvati Goswami Bhaktsiddhanta and familiar student of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura , the pioneer of the movement, which bless the entire world with Krishna consciousness.
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Bhagavad-gita 1.1 Sanjaya, the secretary of the seated on the throne Dhrtarastra, describes what happens on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. By Sanjaya mystical force the call of Krishna and Arjuna is revealed in his heart.

Bhagavad-gita 1.3 Duryodhana has the Dronacharya sitting in his tent on the two armies out there.

Bhagavad-gita 1.3 A look at the front on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. The car of Krishna and Arjuna is located in the middle of the two armies.

Bhagavad-Gita 1:14 Krishna makes His transcendental conch horn sounded to begin the fight. Arjuna is seen in the background.

Bhagavad-gita 1.26-29 Arjuna complains when he sees his relatives as his enemies in battle. The smiling Krishna is ready to comfort his friend by his transcendental doctrine.

Bhagavad-gita 1.33-35 Draupadi, the wife of the Pandava brothers (Arjuna, Maharaja Yudhisthira, Bhima, Nakula and Sahadeva) is of Duryodhana and Duhsasana, two sons of Dhrtarastra, stripped, after it had been lost in a game of chance at this. Dhrtarastra sits on the throne. Krishna to Draupadi endless dress, to prevent them from being seen naked in the Assembly. Because of this incident and other offenses against the Pandavas, Krishna wanted the fight to take place, so that the villains are killed.
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Bhagavad-gita 2:11 A devotee comes to a man lying dead on the floor past, in addition to the two other men are in a state of physical suffering.

Bhagavad-gita 2.13 The conditioned soul, as she changes her body from childhood to youth to old age and death, and then passes into the lap of a different mother. The verse 22 is also illustrated by this image. Man up and change clothes below the soul body.

Bhagavad-Gita 2:13 When many individual frames of a film strip are seen in succession, they appear as an image on the canvas, although there are actually many different images. Similarly, we see only a man (above), although the body is changing every second. All this happens without the viewer noticing. Nevertheless, the soul does not change (shown as glittering star) in the heart, it remains eternally the same.

Bhagavad-gita 2.22 The left bird is fascinated by the fruit of the tree, while the friendly bird is the right tools and is waiting for his friend turns to him.

Bhagavad-gita 2.62-63 Here is the path of destruction of the intelligence of the conditioned soul, represented by the Diktar the senses and the mind.

Bhagavad-gita 3:10 Caitanya, in yellow robe, heads of thousands of followers in common chanting of the holy name of Sri Krishna. His four companions are: 1 N ityananda Prabhu, who wears a purple robe, immediately to the right of Lord Caitanya. 2 A dvaita Prabhu, wearing a white robe, immediately to the right of Nityananda. 3 Gadadhara Pandit, immediately to the left of Lord Caitanya. 4 Srivasa Pandit, immediately to the left of Gadadhara.

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Bhagavad-gita 3:12 devotees during sank irtana-yajna . Above the clouds above them, and the demigods, the Lord, who is delighted by the chanting of His holy name. The demigods (from left) are: Candra (the moon god), Indra (the rain god), Vivasvan (the sun god) and Vayu (god of air). Right is Laksmi, the goddess of

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Vivasvan (the sun god) and Vayu (god of air). Right is Laksmi, the goddess of fortune.

Bhagavad-gita 3.37-39 The living being in the middle is covered with burning desire. The analogy of verse 38 is shown here. Top symbolizes covered from smoke fire human life. Bottom left, a mirror covered by dust, which symbolizes animal life. Bottom right is a covered embryo from the uterus, which symbolizes the tree and plant life.

4.1 Bhagavad-gita, Krishna teaches the top Vivasvan, the sun god, the science of Bhagavad-gita. Including Vivasvan instructs his son Manu, and Manu in the circle has the right under his son Iksvaku.

Bhagavad-gita 4.7 In the central square Krishna shows His original two-armed form, holding a flute. All around are ten of His eternal incarnations, pictured in the order they appear in the material world, starting clockwise from bottom left: 1 Matsya; 2 Kurma; 3 Varaha; 4 Nrsimhadeva; 5 Vamanadeva; 6 Parasurama; 7 Lord Ramacandra, who goes with his wife Sita and his brother Laksmana into exile; 8 Krishna lifts the Govardhana hill, next to him, his brother Balarama, 9 Buddha; 10 Kalki.

4.8 Bhagavad-gita, Krishna's uncle Kamsa was killed by the Lord. Balarama, Krishna's brother, is right next to Krishna. Behind Krishna are his parents, Devaki and Vasudeva, who had been imprisoned by Kamsa and be freed of her son here. This scene takes place in the province of Mathura in Kamsa's wrestling arena.

Bhagavad-gita 4:11 top dancing with His pure devotees of Krishna as a lover. On the lotus leaves of the Lord reciprocated the feelings of His devotees as a son, friend and master. Bottom left is a devotee of Krishna himself Community by subscribing His transcendental form. In addition, a Impersonalist goes through his meditation in the brahma one, proceeding from the body of the Lord's spiritual lights. Right runs a mystic yogi on the water. On the far right, a worker receives the fruits of his labor. Bhagavad-gita 5.4-6 Above is a devotee with various devotional activities for the Deities (authorized incarnations of the Lord who appears in this form to accept service) employed. Among them operated a sank hya-yogi with the analytical study of mind and matter. After some time he realized the Lord in his heart and pressed forward in devotional service.

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Bhagavad-gita 5:18 A wise man sees the Supersoul accompanying the individual soul funk same in every body.

Bhagavad-gita 6.11-14 The goal of yoga is identified as Vishnu in the heart of the yogi.

Bhagavad-Gita 6:24 The little sparrow trying to drink the ocean to recover his balls. Through his determination Vishnu sent Garuda who stands behind the sparrow and the ocean leads them to give up the eggs.

Bhagavad-Gita 6:34 The carriage of the body. The five horses represent the five senses (tongue, eyes, ears, nose, and skin). The reins symbolize the spirit, the driver is the intelligence and the passenger, the spiritual soul.

Bhagavad-gita 6:47 Syamasundara, the object of meditation of the ideal yogi.

Bhagavad-gita 7.4-5 The spiritual soul receives the material universe of earth, water, fire, etc. (represented as the body). The subtle body - mind, intelligence and false ego - is represented by a red dot on the forehead. The soul is in the heart of the gross body.

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Bhagavad-gita 7.15-16 top Laksmi-Narayana are presented as the transcendental abode of the Lord. Including four types of villains that do not follow the Lord, and four kinds of pious men, who turn in devotional service to Him.

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four kinds of pious men, who turn in devotional service to Him.

Bhagavad-Gita 8:21 Krishna brings the end of the day its thousands surabhi cows in from the fields back home.

Bhagavad-gita 9:11 Fools mock the human-like shape of Sri Krishna, but the devotee brings his obeisances are behind Krishna Maha-Visnu, Visnu Garbhodakasayi and the entire cosmic manifestation - all of which operate under instructions of Krishna.

Bhagavad-gita 10.12-13 Arjuna Krishna brings dar. prayers

10:41 Bhagavad-gita Krishna's infinite manifestations. Outer circle (clockwise from top left): Indra, the Himalayas, Siva with the River Ganges in his hair, the moon, the horse Ucchaihsrava, the transcendental om , Kapila, Rama, the flowerbearing spring, Kamadhuk Arjuna, Vyasadeva, Prahlada the shark, Vasuki, Skanda, Varuna, Yamaraja, the lion, Kubera, Agni and Airavata. Inner circle, clockwise (starting with the four-headed Brahma sitting on the lotus flower): Brahma, Narada, Garuda, the sun, the ocean, Visnu Ananta, and the chanting of the holy names.

11:13 Bhagavad-gita Arjuna is Krishna's universal form shown. Nevertheless, the Lord does not lose its original, eternal identity, it remains next to Arjuna on the car.

Bhagavad-gita 11:50 After He showed Arjuna His universal form, Krishna shows him his four-armed form as Narayana, in which he presided over all the spiritual planets. He then goes to his two-armed form, to show everyone that he is the origin of the universe and the origin of Narayana.

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Bhagavad-gita 12.6-7 approaches the Krishna devotees on Garuda, His feathered carrier to lift it out of the ocean of birth and death.

Bhagavad-gita 14.15 +18 life to the higher planetary systems, life in human society and life in the animal kingdom is represented.

Bhagavad-gita 15.1-3 Krishna and His eternal consort, Radharani, are shown in your eternal abode, Goloka Vrndavana. The upside-down tree among you is the banyan tree that represents the material world is a perverted reflection of the spiritual world. The demigods are on the highest branches of the human beings on the average, the animals low on the. To the right a man freed by cutting the tree with the weapon of detachment.

Bhagavad-gita 15.6 The large lotus is the original spiritual planet, Goloka Vrndavana, the kingdom of Radha and Krishna. The spiritual splendor around this planet is the brahma . There are innumerable spiritual planets which are led by plenary expansions of Krsna eternally liberated and inhabited by living organisms. Sometimes a spiritual cloud covered an area of the spiritual sky, and this part is covered mahat-tattva , or called the material world. Bhagavad-gita 15.8 top left one boy dances before the Deity. The result of such devotional consciousness finds himself right where he dances with Krishna as a playmate in the spiritual kingdom of the Lord. On the left a man is benevolent to a brahmana , he has the right to receive the body of a demigod and enjoy heavenly pleasures. Including a man eating meat and other abominable things, in his next life he is seen as a pig that eats everything. At the bottom of a lecherous man approaches a woman, this animal consciousness carries him into the body of a dog.

Bhagavad-gita 16.5 + 21 Two people (who are at the turning point of the stairs) is offered liberation and bondage. One looks up and follows the spiritual master, who points to Sri Radha-Krishna. The other surrenders to the demonic qualities, by wanting to have the jewelry for themselves, which is offered to him by Maya Krishna's illusory energy. Lust, greed and anger drag him down the stairs with her knitting. Down he grabs Maya and falls into hell.

Bhagavad-gita 16.10-18 Some demonic qualities are depicted here.

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Bhagavad-gita 17.4 Top three half-gods are worshiped (Vivasvan, Brahma and Siva) of their devotees. Including a famous man verhehrt ordinary person. Among women worship a tree, in which dwells a spirit, and a man worships the grave of a dead man.

Bhagavad-gita 18:14 Thus an effort is successful, the city must appropriate the authorized activities, qualifies the agent, the agent and the fit using the Oversoul match his. These are the five causes of success. Here is a man striving in business. If he goes on the market, that will be very good because there are many customers there. Similarly, someone who wants to seek the spiritual life must go where devotees are. He must be sufficiently qualified to be not deceived. Above all there is the aid of the soul.

Bhagavad-gita 18.41-46 These four representatives of the four social classes ( varnas ) think of Sri Krishna and offer him the result of their work, while they are active in their prescribed duties.

Bhagavad-gita 18.65 Gopala Krishna, the wonderful original form of the Lord.

Bhagavad-gita 18.78 Arjuna's illusion is gone and he acts according to Krishna's instructions. Krishna, the driver of countless universes, drives the car of Arjuna.

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