--- product_id: 106171726 title: "The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishna's Counsel in Time of War" price: "FREE" currency: TND in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/106171726-the-bhagavad-gita-krishnas-counsel-in-time-of-war store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishna's Counsel in Time of War **Price:** FREE **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishna's Counsel in Time of War - **How much does it cost?** FREE with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/106171726-the-bhagavad-gita-krishnas-counsel-in-time-of-war) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Bhagavad-Gita has been an essential text of Hindu culture in India since the time of its composition in the first century A.D. One of the great classics of world literature, it has inspired such diverse thinkers as Henry David Thoreau, Mahatma Gandhi, and T.S. Eliot; most recently, it formed the core of Peter Brook's celebrated production of the Mahabharata . Review: My Favorite Version of the Gita - This is probably the best version of the Gita to share with people, both Hindu and non-Hindu. Sure, it has some problems, as some other reviewers point out, but overall, this is my favorite version of the Gita. Sleek and slender, it is easy to carry around everyone and thankfully lacks the often biased and partisan commentary found in some other versions of the Gita. If you want to go deeper into the Gita and the philosophy of Hinduism, then there are other versions of the book which, as a student interested in religion and religious history, I have read, but those those versions are of a more academic nature. If you want a copy of the Gita to keep by your bedside or table, or to skim through when you're feeling contemplative, then this edition is the one for you. If you want a somewhat annotated but not fully academic version, then the Easwaran and Radhakrishan versions are what I would recommend to you. In any case, this version is excellent because it manages to keep the poetic consistency of the original Gita while doing away with jargon yet without doing away with the meaning, even in a subtle form, of the Gita. Ironically, the Gita is a text more rooted in Vedic Hinduism, Samkhya, and to an extent, Yoga than it is in later traditions such as Vedanta and Vaishnavism, of which it has become an essential text for the latter two. All of these are later debates in Hindu theology which ought to not have any effect on the core and fairly straightfoward meaning of the Gita itself. I often find it more enjoyable to read the Gita when I'm not under that shadow of these later commentaries which in my opinion, over-analyze the Gita. I would like to note that this version is not modified in any way or concepts changed to suit the modern or non-Indian reader. It is merely written in an elegant, simple, jargon free English. Excellent Gita: I highly recommend to both Hindus and non-Hindus. I have one problem with the translation: the Sanskrit word yoga, used extensively throughout the text is consistently translated as "discipline" in English. This can produce a significant distortion and misunderstanding of the meaning of the text. Review: The Gita, the Whole Gita, and Nothing but the Gita (almost) - The author packs the text into a scant 125 or so pages (and small ones at that. ) If you've been wanting to read the Gita without a big commentary, perhaps to get your first taste and to see what the heck it is, this is it. I've had a beautiful 3-inch thick copy of the Gita (by a different translator/commentator/interpreter) by my bed stand forever, putting off the reading till I had the time to take on a huge project, not realizing that the poem itself relatively short. This edition enables me to get started, reading the whole thing from a short little book. Then I can explore the various commentaries down the road when I'm ready. ## Features - Highlight, take notes, and search in the book ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #375,577 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #7 in Bhagavad Gita (Books) #37 in Vedas #54 in Upanishads | ## Images ![The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishna's Counsel in Time of War - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71jfTPQq2wL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Favorite Version of the Gita *by A***I on May 17, 2012* This is probably the best version of the Gita to share with people, both Hindu and non-Hindu. Sure, it has some problems, as some other reviewers point out, but overall, this is my favorite version of the Gita. Sleek and slender, it is easy to carry around everyone and thankfully lacks the often biased and partisan commentary found in some other versions of the Gita. If you want to go deeper into the Gita and the philosophy of Hinduism, then there are other versions of the book which, as a student interested in religion and religious history, I have read, but those those versions are of a more academic nature. If you want a copy of the Gita to keep by your bedside or table, or to skim through when you're feeling contemplative, then this edition is the one for you. If you want a somewhat annotated but not fully academic version, then the Easwaran and Radhakrishan versions are what I would recommend to you. In any case, this version is excellent because it manages to keep the poetic consistency of the original Gita while doing away with jargon yet without doing away with the meaning, even in a subtle form, of the Gita. Ironically, the Gita is a text more rooted in Vedic Hinduism, Samkhya, and to an extent, Yoga than it is in later traditions such as Vedanta and Vaishnavism, of which it has become an essential text for the latter two. All of these are later debates in Hindu theology which ought to not have any effect on the core and fairly straightfoward meaning of the Gita itself. I often find it more enjoyable to read the Gita when I'm not under that shadow of these later commentaries which in my opinion, over-analyze the Gita. I would like to note that this version is not modified in any way or concepts changed to suit the modern or non-Indian reader. It is merely written in an elegant, simple, jargon free English. Excellent Gita: I highly recommend to both Hindus and non-Hindus. I have one problem with the translation: the Sanskrit word yoga, used extensively throughout the text is consistently translated as "discipline" in English. This can produce a significant distortion and misunderstanding of the meaning of the text. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Gita, the Whole Gita, and Nothing but the Gita (almost) *by J***S on November 28, 2020* The author packs the text into a scant 125 or so pages (and small ones at that. ) If you've been wanting to read the Gita without a big commentary, perhaps to get your first taste and to see what the heck it is, this is it. I've had a beautiful 3-inch thick copy of the Gita (by a different translator/commentator/interpreter) by my bed stand forever, putting off the reading till I had the time to take on a huge project, not realizing that the poem itself relatively short. This edition enables me to get started, reading the whole thing from a short little book. Then I can explore the various commentaries down the road when I'm ready. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Profound Beyond Words *by B***Z on July 14, 2013* The Bhagavad Gita is a Vedic Hymn that speaks to duty in time of war. To put it in Western terms it is a mix of the Psalms and Proverbs with a large measure of the concept of Fate thrown in. It speaks deeply to any action bent man. More so than the Bible. Yes: The Bhagavad Gita is one of those books that one should have if stuck on a deserted island. Yes: The Bhagavad Gita is summed up in Rudyard Kipling's poem "If." Yes: The Bhagavad Gita speaks to the most fundamental of spiritual truths. This book is also translated into simple, clear English. 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