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The Bhagavad Gita is often thought of as the bible of India. It is unquestionably the most important sacred text of the Asian world, and it is the third most important among all scriptures of the world, after the Bible and the Qur'an. Each of the popular and readily available editions seem to be lacking in several areas, and the aim here is to offer an edition that will become the most sought after edition of the text because of its key features and benefits. It contains fresh translation in free verse form which has: a literal translation loyal to original; has an ease of reading and understanding; gender free pronouns; and a presentation of lines in quatrain form for ease of reading and poetic sense of the original. Key features of this book include: detailed contents page providing the reader greater access to text; meaningful chapter titles that guide the reader; instructive subheadings within chapters meant to guide reader; annotations at foot of page to explain foreign ideas or concepts or a few preserved Sanskrit terms; a very short introduction called Setting the Scene, allowing the reader to jump right into the text; a longer section after the translation of the text called Understanding the Text ; and, phonetically spelt Sanskrit words and names, and only very limited use of diacritic marks utilized.

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Graham Schweig's new, beautiful, and accessible translation will remain the standard text of this marvelous Song for years to come. -- Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions Crystal clear and eminently readable. -- Ariel Glucklich, Professor of Theology (Hinduism) at Georgetown University The Bhagavad Gita is a religious classic; Graham Schweig's felicitous translation deserves to be called a classic in its own right. -- Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University, author of Our Religions Schweig has produced a beautifully readable, accurate and respectful translation that should become the standard text for classroom use. -- John Borelli, Special Assistant to the President for Interreligious Initiatives at Georgetown University, author of Interfaith Dialogue Extremely reader friendly, particularly if you have little or no prior exposure to the Gita. -- Yoga Journal

Graham Schweig's new, beautiful, and accessible translation will remain the standard text of this marvelous Song for years to come. -- Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions

Extremely reader friendly, particularly if you have little or no prior exposure to the Gita. -- Yoga Journal Crystal clear and eminently readable. -- Ariel Glucklich, Professor of Theology (Hinduism) at Georgetown University The Bhagavadgita is a religious classic; Graham Schweig's felicitous translation deserves to be called a classic in its own right. -- Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University, author of Our Religions The Bhagavad Gita is a religious classic; Graham Schweig's felicitous translation deserves to be called a classic in its own right. --Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University, author of Our Religions Schweig has produced a beautifully readable, accurate and respectful translation that should become the standard text for classroom use. --John Borelli, Special Assistant to the President for Interreligious Initiatives at Georgetown University, author of Interfaith Dialogue Extremely reader friendly, particularly if you have little or no prior exposure to the Gita. --Yoga Journal Graham Schweig's new, beautiful, and accessible translation will remain the standard text of this marvelous Song for years to come. --Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions Crystal clear and eminently readable. --Ariel Glucklich, Professor of Theology (Hinduism) at Georgetown University

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Graham Schweig received his doctorate in Comparative Religion from Harvard University, and specialises in the religious traditions of India and comparative mysticisms. He has contributed articles to professional journals, encyclopedias, and several chapters to various books on Indic philosophy and religion, and he produces introductions to and translations of Sanskrit texts. Although Western born, he has been since an early age personally interested in and a practitioner of various forms of meditation and devotional yoga

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