Bhagavad-Gītā

This book has been eagerly awaited by many ever since Swami Gambhirananda began the voluminous translation some twelve years ago and completed it in 1988. Certainly it is a valuable addition to our publications. For, it adequately fulfills the long-standing need for a complete English translation of Madhusūdana Sarasvati's beautiful explanation of the Bhagavad-Gītā.

Students of the Indian scriptures who are familiar with the other works of the eminent translator will find here too his usual simple and clear presentation. As regards the style of the translation, readers should make it a point to read carefully the last three paras of Swami Atmaramananda's introduction to this book. Also immensely helpful to the readers are the numerous footnotes and the detailed Glossary added by the translator. Further, an index to the first pādas (quarters) of the Gītā-verses has also been appended, though to restrict the bulk of the book an index to the words ofthe Gītā-verses was not included. However, this is availabie in Swami Gambhirananda's English translation of Sri Sankaracarya's commentary on the Bhagavad-Gītā, which also is our publication.

The book is being published posthumously, ten years after the passing away of the translator, as mentioned in its educative and informative introduction. Nevertheless, we are happy to note that the erudite translator not only completed the translation before his demise, but also revised its first and a part of the second chapter.