BhagavadgitaThe Bhagavadgita is part of the great Indian epic the Mahabharata, and it is one of the major religious documents of the world, occupying in Hinduism a position not unlike the Sermon on the Mount in Christianity. One of the most celebrated treasures of world literature as well, it is in the form of a poetic dialogue between the epic's hero, Arjuna, and his friend Krishna, believed to be an incarnation of God. The dialogue, which takes place on the eve of an historic battle, probes the nature of God and what man should do to reach him. As the Bhagavadgita unfolds, this majestic poem provides a fascinating synopsis of the religious thought and experience of India through the ages. This edition offers the classic English verse translation by Sir Edwin Arnold (1832–1904), long admired for its evocation of the true feeling of the original poetry. |
Contents
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Virtue in Work | 15 |
The Religion of Knowledge | 20 |
Religion by Renouncing Fruit of Works | 25 |
Religion by SelfRestraint | 29 |
Religion by Discernment | 35 |
Religion by Devotion to the One Supreme God | 39 |
Religion by the Heavenly Perfections | 48 |
The Manifesting of the One and Manifold | 53 |
The Religion of Faith | 65 |
Religion by Separation of Matter and Spirit | 68 |
Religion by Separation from the Qualities | 73 |
Religion by Attaining the Supreme | 77 |
The Separateness of the Divine and Undivine | 81 |
Religion by the Threefold Kinds of Faith | 85 |
Religion by the Kingly Knowledge and the Kingly Mystery | 43 |
Religion by Deliverance and Renunciation | 89 |
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