3rd printing The 'Bhagavadgita' is known as one of the greatest religious creations of India, remarkable for parallels as well as contrasts with Christian thought, yet entirely Indian. It is one of the few Indian classics that is widely read in the West and presents the mysticism of the East in its most attractive form. This is an accurate, literal version, and the introduction and notes show the relation of the poem to the great Indian philosophical systems. Contents Introduction I The despondency of Arjuna II Sankhya III Action IV Knowledge V Renunciation of actions VI Meditation VII Knowledge of the Lord VIII The Lord as Brahma the imperishable IX The royal knowledge and secret X The Lord's vastness XI The Lord as all forms XII Devotion XIII the field and the knower of the field XIV Distinctinof the three sonsituents XV The Lord as the highest person XVI Distinction of the Godly and he ungodly XVII Distinctinof the three forms of faith XVIII Enunciation