{"product_id":"bhagavad-gita-comes-alive-9789355204318","title":"Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jeffrey Armstrong\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Bhagavad Gita\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is India’s most celebrated and enlightening spiritual text. Set over 7,500 years ago on the verge of an epic battle, the Gita is a unique and enthralling philosophical conversation between the Supreme Being Shri Krishna and his dear friend, the mighty warrior Arjuna. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough there have been hundreds of English translations of the Bhagavad Gita since 1785, poet and scholar Jeffrey Armstrong’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive: A Radical Translation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the first version to decolonize the language and bring this monumental text back to its Sanskrit roots and its deep spiritual intent. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe difference is transformative. It has not come easily. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor over a decade, Armstrong (Kavindra Rishi) has striven to free the Bhagavad Gita from the misuse and limitation of hundreds of English words that do not explain, let alone reveal, the text’s original breadth and meaning. A few of the translated words on trial are old standbys like God, Lord, heaven, hell, sin, religion, angel, demi-god, sacrifice, idol, faith, and charity, and on and on. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy exploring this ancient text in a new way, Armstrong’s goal with his radical translation of the Gita is to allow the reader—whether a devotee, scholar, or layperson—to come away with a deeper, nuanced, and celebratory understanding of what Shri Krishna was softly, beautifully, and clearly explaining to his great and devoted friend, Arjuna. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe conversation they share reveals in its original meaning an entirely different experience of the possible relationship between the Supreme Being and a devotee and offers powerful ideas on what it means to be human. In this way, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive: A Radical Translation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is essential reading for all who want to understand the deeper truths of Vedic wisdom, the potential of eternal love and the mysteries of existence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rupa Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45675083759767,"sku":"9789355204318","price":257.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789355204318.webp?v=1769295526","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/bhagavad-gita-comes-alive-9789355204318","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}