The Bhagavad Gita is a part of the Bhishma section of the long Mahabharata poem. Here are two English translations of the Gita; extracts from Nikhilananda's; and sparing comments so far. One translation is by Swami Sivananda, founder of the Divine Light Mission (DLM). The other is by Swami Prabhupada, founder of the Hare Krishna movement. Nikhilananda was the head of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center in New York. By comparing the texts you may learn more about some verses, for translations differ. - TK

BHAGAVAD GITA, TR. SIVANANDA      Introduction Arjuna's Despondency Sankhya Yoga The Yoga of Action The Yoga of Wisdom The Yoga of Renunciation of Action The Yoga of Meditation Realisation Brahman The Kingly Science and Secret Divine Glories The Vision of the Cosmic Form Devotion The Field and the Knower of the Field The Division of the Three Gunas The Supreme Spirit The Divine and the Demoniac The Threefold Faith Renouncing Well BHAGAVAD GITA CLARIFIED      Introduction Arjuna's Grief The Way of Reality How to Act Of Knowledge Of Renunciation Of Contemplation Of Realisation How to attain God (Brahman) Of Mystery and Wisdom Of Divine Manifestations The Form is Perceived Of Great Love Discerning between Spirit and Matter Gunas The Supreme Self Discerning between Divine and Demoniac Faith Divided The Nifty Renunciation Fraud

BHAGAVAD GITA AS IT IS, TR. PRABHUPADA      Introduction Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra Contents of the Gita Summarized Karma-yoga Transcendental Knowledge Karma-yoga — Action in Krishna Consciousness Dhyana-yoga Knowledge of the Absolute Attaining the Supreme The Most Confidential Knowledge The Opulence of the Absolute The Universal Form Devotional Service Nature, the Enjoyer, and Consciousness The Three Modes Of Material Nature The Yoga of the Supreme Person The Divine And Demoniac Natures The Divisions of Faith Conclusion — The Perfection of Renunciation Sweet tunes - BHAGAVAD GITA TRAINING   Training vs. the Possible Origins of the Poem   Are Gunas Means of Ridicule?   Vyasa - and Think Twice

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