Bhagavad-gita As It Is

His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust

About this eBook

The largest-selling edition of the Gita in the Western world, Bhagavad-gita As It Is is more than a book. It is alive with knowledge and devotion; thus it has the power to change your life for the better. 

Bhagavad-gita is knowledge of five basic truths and the relationship of each truth to the other: These five truths are Krishna, or God, the individual soul, the material world, action in this world, and time. The Gita lucidly explains the nature of consciousness, the self, and the universe. It is the essence of India's spiritual wisdom, the answers to questions posed by philosophers for centuries. 

In translating the Gita, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has remained loyal to the intended meaning of Krishna's words, and thus he has unlocked all the secrets of the ancient knowledge of the Gita and placed them before us as an exciting opportunity for self-improvement and spiritual fulfillment.

The Gita is a conversation between Krishna and His dear friend Arjuna. At the last moment before entering a battle between brothers and friends, the great warrior Arjuna begins to wonder: Why should he fight? What is the meaning of his life? Where is he going after death?

In response, Krishna brings His friend from perplexity to spiritual enlightenment, and each one of us is invited to walk the same path.

Ratings and reviews

The Bhagavath Geetha is a knowledge message of everyone Mainly The Bhagvan shree Krishna Gnana Prabhoda is a highlight of Geetha Maadhruyam ,The shree krishna says the Admiral Powers of the Administration Public Administration and Political Administration ,shree Krishna guided his faith People and his good learners and True followers of his Rajaneethi siddhantha He is a good Guru of Rajaneethi siddhantha and Political Theory of life Ambitions He is a Main Hero of the The Indian Hindu Religion culture Heritage Historical Neethi Sastra and followers of the Indian constitution Today is a good day to ours The Great Indian Hindu religious Hero Shree Krishna Bhagavanji Krupa katakshu is a Great Fair of Indian History .OM Namo Shree Krishna Bhagavathaay Namo Namaha...................

For some reason the Main Verses are in PHONETICS instead of actual words in the verse. This is ridiculous. I would appreciate if the publisher of this book look into this and change the phonetic verses into actual words. This would make more sense!!!. I am very disappointed with this purchase.

I've been interested in reading this book for a while, and while I don't agree with everything, it still is simple while being widely interpretable. It's also very friendly both to the casual reader and the scholar. It is a book that contains pointers to Divine Truth as all true holy books do. Everyone should at LEAST give it an earnest skim.