The Bhagavad Gita: A Transcreation of the Song Celestial
Jacobs, Alan
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Book ID : 29636
ISBN-10 : 81-7822-241-8 / 8178222418
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2005
Edition :
Language :
21 cm.
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DESCRIPTION
The Bhagavad Gita is one of the world's greatest scriptures, the key sacred text of Hinduism. It means the 'Song of God' and is often called the 'Song Celestial'. Alan Jacobs has succeeded in revitalising the ancient text into a form which reveals the full majesty of this magnificent scripture as well as its practical message for today's seekers. The outdate English of Sir Edwin Arnold's fine poetic translation in 1855 has been transformed and given clear meaning. It has also been expanded to reinforce the poetic imagery using contemporary free verse based on innovative metaphors. It is mandala poetry-each verse is a mandala for meditation. "It is like a great symphony. Each chapter relates to the last but leads on to the coda.
