Bhagavad Gita (with the Commentarty of Sri Sankaracharya)

by Swami Gambhirananda

The translator, Swami Gambhirananda, offers this translation of the bhasya of Sankaracarya on this very important scripture, Bhagavadgita. In this informative and scholarly Introduction, he has discussed in brief such subjects as the date of the Mahabharata war, which provided the occasion for the birth of the Gita, the historicity of the Gitacarya Krsna, the importance and influence of the Gita on other countries, the date of Sankaracarya--well documented and fortified by the views of several savants, both of the East and the West, and by referring to inscriptions. It may be noted that, while the slokas are in devanagari, only the English rendering of such expressions as Sribhagavanuvaca, Arjuna uvaca, etc. are given in the book. A very useful feature of this edition of the Bhagavadgita is the inclusion of a 'Word Index' to the entire text, apart from an Index to the first words of the slokas, which, will be found helpful to both scholars and students alike. It is hoped that this edition of the Gita will be warmly welcomed and received by those interested in Sankaracarya's commentary on it.