Bhagavad-gita The Sacred Song

This lucid rendition offers the average person and the scholar an easy entry into a vast ocean of transcendental knowledge. The important verses are printed in red for the first time readers, and concise commentaries are made only on key verses, enabling a reader to get directly to the point. At the same time the work is intended for scholars, presenting the original Sanskrit text in an easy to read format along with the Roman transliteration. The sayings of saints and sages of major religious denominations as well as world leaders and scholars are included. Quotations from the Vedas, Upanishads, Brahma-Sutra, Yoga-sutra, Bhakti-sutras, Puranas, Manu Smriti, Ramayanas, Mahabharata, as well as other major scriptures of the world such as the Holy Bible, Dhammapada, and the holy Koran have been incorporated to underline the basic unity of all religious thoughts and to promote the Universal Brotherhood of Mankind. Several mantras, a guide to meditation, and forty verses of the Holy Gita are included for daily reading and contemplation.Prasad, Ramananda is the author of 'Bhagavad-gita The Sacred Song', published 2004 under ISBN 9780962109928 and ISBN 0962109924.