The Bhagavad-Gita: A New Translation

526 Pages·2011·10.692 MB·English

by  Georg Feuerstein

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Contents
Preface
ix
Acokwnegmldents xiii
1heT arnistlteiraoannPd or nuinatcofiS oann skrit xiv
PAROTN EI:n trodEuscstaoyrsy
1Th.e M ahabahtaar 3
2..Th eD ramaatniHdcis troiScteatlio tnfhg Be h aavgaGdi-ta 9
3D.r amatiso tfPh Geeitr as onae 2. 2.
4.D viiInnec aronVfai tsihonnus 3 8
5Th.e G i'tSsay ncraenHtdoi lsimO srtiiecn tation 42.
6.Vy saa-aBradn Sda ge 47
7.Th eH indCuo ncoeCfpy tc Tliimce 52.
8Th.e G iitHnai nThdouu gahntCd u lture 56
9.On T ransltahBtehig anavga Gdi-ta 71
PARTTwo :Bh aavgaGdi-ta:
TranslwaitStinhaos nkT,rex iattn T dra nsliteration7 7
Chap1tTh:ee Yr og ao Afr j'uDsne aspondency 79
Chap2.tTh:ee Yr og ao Kfn owledge 93
Chap3tTh:ee Yr og ao Afc tion 1 1 9
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Chap4t:e YrThog eao Wfi sdom I3 5
Chap5tTh:ee Yr og ao tfh Ree nuncoiAfac ttiioonn 49
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Chpat6eTh:r e Y ogao Mfe ditation 5
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ChaptTheeYr og a Woifs daonmKd n owledge I
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Chap8tTh:ee Yr og ao tfh Iem periAsbhsaoblluet e 8
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ChpateIrTh: eY ogao tfh Vei soif[oh tneL orAdll'-osFr]m
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ChapI2t Th:ee rY oga Doevfo tion 24
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ChapIt TheerY ogao tfh Dei stibnewcteteino n
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thFeei ladnt dh Feei ld-Knower 235
ChpatIe4 rTh: e Y ogao tfh Desi tinbcettiwoene n
thTeri pQluela ities 256
Chap5tThe:er Y ogao tfh Seu prPeemres on 273
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Chap6tTh:e erY ogao tfh Dei stibnewcteteino n
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thDevi ianneDd e mocnD ieasyt in 28
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ChpatIe rTh eY ogao Dfs itinbcewtteeinto hnTe ri pFliaet h2 89
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ChpatIe8 rTh: e Y ogao Rfe nuncainLadit baiteoirno n 299
PARTTH REWEo:r dr--fooWrTdra nslation 325
SelBeicbgrtal pihoy 5
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Glorysof s SaeTelremicstnt h B eh agavad-Gita 49 7
Index 489
AbotuhAteu tsh or 590
viiIi C ONTENTS
Praecfe
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Whedrhea rimtsah, e iKrsre i shna.
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ALTHOUGH THE BhaavgaGdia-t-aenp isoIdnedg iriaen'ae stip ecs,t
.l"\ thMea habaht-aawracso mpoosvteewrdto h ouyseaanrdis t sa go,
actmievsissiatssg t reie llle tvoaydp,nae tr hmaoeprs so teehvraa-nn d
nootn tloHy inu.sdW el iivnaet iomfger esaotlca ineadn vironmental
upheaanvtdah lwe,i sdom toefKa rcihshihannvIgape s r, o pmousceh,
too ffeursa lKlr.i shna hiiamscp tairgvtaite sohdt id siY sociple, Prince
Arjuwnhaih,lew e ap so iosnte hdbe a ttlfaecfiitenhligedm ,m etdpeir aos­
peockfti lrleilnaagtn hidov neostr eeadcw hhefoorr vs a rrieoauhssao dn s
gathetrheeedn e'omssnyi Ndaet.u rAarljlfouyun,nah d mi seilnafs ig­
nicfiapnetr lsq ounaandasrtyr-ubagew gtelereni gahnwtdr otnhgia st
symbooafll oilfc l' gisrfe eparte dicTaodmaeoynu,btr as t.t ligesolfi bealld,
anwdh aiatsst t aitkshe se u rviovofau slrp eacniadelh sgli h leirfofe r ms
onp lanetW ea Elasrot ha.tr ofie g hfoctrat lhdleie gdna nisdtu ys tain­
abioltfih vteay "s utn derpsreicvotitfilh oehengu empdao"np ulaantdi on
thmee ntal-lse amynoo ittftih oownshaelo i ivrnee laabtnuidvaen ce.
Alsog,i vtehne two owtfoh trewl edn cwteainrretystiu,w hn h icmhoe r
thoannhe u ndmrlieldpi eoonpp elrei asnhtdehn deu, m emrooeru slo ers s
lowcaarls sfoiuntgchheett nh m,eli airtigsotsiopcKfe r li sshenepama sr ­
ticuplearrtlIiwy no euanlrtdg. hu oew,e tvheaarlwt,la i ras na bomtiinoan
antdh at, wtehm eursaetpfo prreo,pb rriaacttkhGeeeilt 'tym sa li itaristic
orienatnuadnt dieornis ittan al nlde gtoerrimcsa.l
TheB harwaatr apw raosba ah sbitloyer viecnatal g wloho,in wcgahr s e ­
membebryge edn eroafbta iruodnnstVs yia lsD av aip(aI"yasanlnda- born
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