Synopses & Reviews
The eighteen chapters of The Bhagavad Gita (c. 500 b.c.), the glory of Sanskrit literature, encompass the whole spiritual struggle of a human soul. Its three central themes—love, light, and life—arise from the symphonic vision of God in all things and of all things in God.
Synopsis
With a new Introduction, this Penguin Classics edition features suggestions for further reading.
About the Author
Juan Mascaró taught at Oxford University, Parameshvara College at Jaffna, the University of Barcelona, and Cambridge University. He also translated The Dhammapada and The Upanishads for Penguin Classics. He died in 1987.
Simon Brodbeck studied at the Universities of Cambridge and London and completed a Ph.D. thesis on The Bhagavad Gita at the School of Oriental and African Studies.
Table of Contents
The Bhagavad Gita Acknowledgements
Chronology
Introduction by Simon Brodbeck
Further Reading
Translator's Introduction to 1962 Edition
A Note of the Translation
The Bhagavad Gita