The Bhagavad Gita or Divine Song With Sanskrit Text and English Translation, Pocket Ed. # 455 (English and Hindi Edition) Paperback – December 1, 2008

The media could not be loaded. Perfect Size! Easy to read the print, I kept my original sleeve on the book, It looks good either way! I love it! HARA KRISHNA!

I got this because the Gitas I had include longer commentaries and were too big to travel with. It's a great size, which fits easily into hoodie pockets, small spaces inside a backpack, etc. Pictured here beside an apple. I removed the dust jacket from this, which I think looks nicer.The translation is nice, although not as literal as some others like Swami Ramsukdas or Prabhupada. Shloka 9/22 is a good example, literal translations will translate "vahāmyaham" as "I carry"; the translation here is in another picture on my review. It is also missing at least one shloka: 13.1, Arjuna's question is missing-- the chapter begins in this edition with "Sri Bhagavan uvaca"

This is very likely the most impartial translation of the Bhagavad Gita there is. There is no commentary nor interpretation of the verses, they just appear as they are, first in Sanskrit, then in English. The book is a nice hardback (which appears to be durable), with a nice plastic dust jacket. Not that it is a big deal, but the cover I received was different from the one shown. The one shown is red with a chariot, and mine is yellow with Krsna on it. There are only two, black and white illustrations on the book. This is definitely the sort of book you can carry anywhere, for it is small and fits in your pocket easily. The price is affordable, considering it is a hardback book. This is definitely best version of the Bhagavad Gita there is, for it allows the reader to make his own mind regarding the text, without being influenced by someone's opinion.Gita press did a good job.

This is a wonderful easy-to-digest translation of the Gita, but it does have printing errors. So while I do like this version, I just wish that it didn't have those problems.

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I've taken a liking to this small pocket edition. I have other Gitas but they are all laden with pages of commentary on each verse. Well that's all fine and good, but it's not always what you want. This is small enough to always have with you, or to keep one in the office desk, or car, or anywhere else you need regular doses of peace.

The book is light weight and easy to carry around. It has Gita shlokas in Sanskrit with English meaning. Very compact. It takes very less space in your closet. Very Happy with the purchase! Highly recommended!

They have "improved" the translation from the 1978 edition I have been using, and I do not like it as much. I think they put a little to much of their "interpretation" into it, and the lack of interpretation was what I Loved about the older version. I is still better than all the versions with "Commentary" trying to tell people what they should think. Either you "Get" the Gita or you do not.