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|description=Lit., “the Lord’s Song”. A portion of the Mahabharata, the great epic poem of India. It contains a dialogue wherein | |description=Lit., “the Lord’s Song”. A portion of the Mahabharata, the great epic poem of India. It contains a dialogue wherein Krishna — the “Charioteer” — and Arjuna, his Chela, have a discussion upon the highest spiritual philosophy. The work is pre‐eminently occult or esoteric {{ctd-source|TG}}. | ||
Zirkoff’s selected bibliography includes versions by Mohini M. Chatterji (1887), William Quan Judge (1890), Bhagavan Das and Annie Besant (1895), and S. Radhakrishnan (1947), as well as a translation with Samkaracharya’s commentary by A. Mahadeva Sastri. {{ctd-source|BCW|5|363}}. | |||
De Zirkoff lists A. Mahadeva Sastri’s translation with Samkaracharya’s commentary, second edition, Mysore, 1901, in the Vedic Religion Series. {{ctd-source|BCW|6|424}}. | |||
The bibliography refers readers to the Oriental Bibliography in BCW volume 5 for information on editions {{ctd-source|BCW|10|413}}. | |||
|quotes=H. P. Blavatsky; Zirkoff, Boris | |||
|ctd rus=Бхагавад-гита | |||
|transliteration IAST=bhagavad-gītā | |||
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Bhagavad‐gita
(Sk.)
Also: • bhagavad-gītā IAST •
Lit., “the Lord’s Song”. A portion of the Mahabharata, the great epic poem of India. It contains a dialogue wherein Krishna — the “Charioteer” — and Arjuna, his Chela, have a discussion upon the highest spiritual philosophy. The work is pre‐eminently occult or esoteric (TG).
Zirkoff’s selected bibliography includes versions by Mohini M. Chatterji (1887), William Quan Judge (1890), Bhagavan Das and Annie Besant (1895), and S. Radhakrishnan (1947), as well as a translation with Samkaracharya’s commentary by A. Mahadeva Sastri. (BCW 5:363).
De Zirkoff lists A. Mahadeva Sastri’s translation with Samkaracharya’s commentary, second edition, Mysore, 1901, in the Vedic Religion Series. (BCW 6:424).
The bibliography refers readers to the Oriental Bibliography in BCW volume 5 for information on editions (BCW 10:413).
Some links:
- Quotes: H. P. Blavatsky, Zirkoff, Boris
- CTD article in Russian: Бхагавад-гита
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