The Bhagavad Gita

Sri Sivananda's translation of the Bhagavad Gita is one of the better versions and one I would strongly recommend to a 'Western' minded seeker who is less than familiar with the history and culture which produced the incredible work. The Gita itself is in my opinion simply the greatest self-help/awareness/development book ever written. I have several versions of 'the Gita' some good, some great, some not so good or great, the seeker will find the best for him/herself. For my I find Sri Sivananda's version better than the esteemed Paramahansa Yogananda 'God Talks With Arjuna' version as it doesn't stretch the commentaries over page after page. I would only recommend a Gita with commentaries to Western first timers as so much is culturally relevant to a time and place in ancient Bharat that many points may be completely missed. Once familiar you will start to ignore the commentaries completely.

A must for any yogi. The Yoga Bible

Very interesting a good read.

The Bhagavad Gita interpretation by Sivananda Swami is an excellent book for a beginner. Clarity of the language is admirable. The only weakness I find is the lack of diacritics to indicate appropriate sounds and spellings in the English transliteration of Sanskrit words. Most other similar books written by Swamis and academics do not have this limitation. However, this book will be very useful to the beginners. A K Maitra

Although the description says language: English most passages are 33-50% Sanskrit, if you cannot read Sanskrit this book is essentially unreadable to you, i suggest you try and find an alternative translation.

This is difficult to read, but that is helped with the changing typefaces. The comentary is wonderful.

Thanks to Swammi Sivananda's comments this book becomes so easy to understand that you can really enjoy entirely. It's a must in your library and it's a book for your entire life, every time you read it you'll find new things to learn. It's the perfect guide to help you even in the worst moments, one can take refuge in Bhagavad Gita and being taken cared of.

One of my favorite translations on Bhagavad Gita. Sri Sivanandajis commentary is very simple, lucid, concise, and stays true to the intent of the discussion between Krishna and Arjuna. The book size is also very nice for taking on the go and the book pages are nice and thick. I would recommend all sincere students of Yoga, Vedanta, and Hindu Dharma to have Sri Sivanandajis Bhagavad Gita on deck.

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This book arrived two weeks ahead of schedule. Very pleased about that and the book is exactly as described. I am using it to prepare for Yoga Teacher Training. It is recommended reading for the course and I’m very glad that it is. It helps a great deal with understanding the ancient teachings of the Indian philosophy and culture of Yoga and Vedanta.

A must read.