The Song Celestial; Or, Bhagavad-Gîtâ


Lu par Jothi Tharavant

(4.5 stars; 56 reviews)

This work is a unique rendering of the Bagavad Gita by a well known poet. It is faithful to the text and yet does not read like a translation.The Sanskrit original is written in the Anushtubh metre. It has been cast into flexible blank verse by Sir Arnold, changing into lyrical measures where the text itself similarly breaks. In his autobiography, Gandhi has called this work the book par excellence for the Knowledge of Truth and that it afforded him invaluable help in his moments of gloom. (Summary by Jothi) (3 hr 16 min)

Chapitres

Preface 6:32 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 1 - The Book of the Distress of Arjuna 9:29 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 2 - The Book of Doctrines 18:17 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 3 - The Book of Virtue in Work 9:32 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 4 - The Book of the Religion of Knowledge 10:22 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 5 - The Book of Religion by Renouncing Fruit of Works 7:41 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 6 - The Book of Religion by Self-Restraint 10:34 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 7 - The Book of Religion by Discernment 7:44 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 8 - The book of Religion by Devotion to the One Supreme God 7:13 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 9 - The Book of Religion by the Kingly Knowledge and the Kingly Mystery 9:54 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 10 - The Book of Religion by the Heavenly Perfections 10:24 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 11 - The Book of the Manifesting of the One and Manifold 24:46 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 12 - The Book of the Religion of Faith 5:42 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter13 - The Book of Religion by Separation of Matter and Spirit 9:56 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 14 - The Book of Religion by Separation from the Qualities 6:59 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 15 - The Book of Religion by attaining the Supreme 6:30 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 16 - The Book of the Separateness of the Divine and Undivine 7:03 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter 17 - The Book of Religion by the Threefold Kinds of Faith 7:06 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chpter 18 - The Book of Religion by Deliverance and Renunciation 20:18 Lu par Jothi Tharavant

Critiques

Pretty good


(4 stars)

I'll be honest most of this book went over my head but I did find some good nuggets in here. I would recommend listening to this at least once. I plan on giving it another go.

jothi for president


(5 stars)

its better when indian gentleman reads it. even if a British WASP translated it :)