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Bhagavad Gita

The Beloved Lord's Secret Love Song

Translated by Graham M. Schweig

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Translated by Graham M. Schweig

Graham M. Schweig is senior editor of the international periodical The Journal of Vaishnava Studies and the translator of The Dance of Divine Love: India's Classic Lassic Sacred love Story; The Råsa Lîlå of Krishna. He is an associate professor of religious studies at Christopher Newport University and visiting associate professor of Sanskrit at the University of Virginia. He lives in Newport News, Virginia.


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Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
Graham M. Schweig
  • Hardcover
  • 9780060754259
  • 4/24/2007
  • $24.99 ($32.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 

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"With all due respect to the Analects of Confucius, it is safe to say that the soul of Asia has been formed and informed by the Tao Te Ching, and the Bodhisattva's Vow in Buddhism, and the Bhagavad Gita. Schweig's new, beautiful, and accessible translation of the Gita, backed by his enormous knowledge and authoritative commentary, will remain the standard text of this marvelous Song for years to come, if indeed it is ever superseded."


- Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions
"Schweig has produced a beautifully readable, accurate and respectful translation that should become the standard text for classroom use. The accompanying materials in the introduction and appendices are more than sufficient for an educated understanding of this valuable religious text."


- John Borelli, Special Assistant to the President for Interreligious Initiatives, Georgetown University
"There are several translations of this seminal Hindu scripture. Some are very precise and literal but read awkwardly in English. Other translations are beautiful but at times sacrifice accuracy. Graham Schweig's translation combines a subtle feel for the Sankrit text, with its distinct poetic rhythms and syntax with a clear rendering of the text's difficult philosophical ideas, while the English is crystal clear and eminently readable. I will happily use Schweig's Gita in my classes."


- Ariel Glucklich, Professor of Theology (Hinduism) at Georgetown University
"The Bhagavadgita is a religious classic; Graham Schweig's felicitous translation of it deserves to be called a classic in its own right."


- Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University, author of Our Religions
"Schweig's most obvious innovation is his determination to capture the poetry of the Sanskrit, which other translations inadequately relay. . . . [E]xtremely reader friendly, particularly if you have little or no prior exposure to the Gita. "


- Yoga Journal