[Advaita-l] Request for word by word translation of Shankara Bhashya for Gita

V Subrahmanian v.subrahmanian at gmail.com
Sat Jul 9 03:54:28 EDT 2022


https://istore.chennaimath.org/products/srimad-bhagavad-gita-original-and-translation/1309294000102329644

Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Original and Translation  (no bhashya)
Rs.75 /

I checked this book for two unique Advaita-friendly words in the Gita -
BrahmabhUyAya (14.26) and BrahmabhUtaH (18.54) and found  translation to be
accurate.

regards
subbu

On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 1:10 PM V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 9:46 AM Praveen R. Bhat <bhatpraveen at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> My apologies for the oversight; the request was only for Gita!) I was
>> working on Gitabhashya too but it is incomplete).
>>
>
> Thanks for pointing out the oversight !
>
> Swami Gambhirananda has translated the Gita verses to English.  As a
> test,  I checked this:
>
> ब्रह्मभूतः प्रसन्नात्मा न शोचति न काङ्क्षति ।
> समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु मद्भक्तिं लभते पराम् ॥ ५४ ॥
>
> The word 'brahmabhUtaH' will be 'one who has become Brahman', and unique
> to Advaita.  Swami G translates the verse:  18.54 *One who has become
> Brahman* and has attained the blissful Self does not grieve or desire.
> Becoming the same towards all beings, he attains supreme devotion to Me.
>
> There are many such Advaita-only friendly words in the Gita.
>
> regards
> subbu
>
>>
>> Kind rgds,
>> --Praveen R. Bhat
>> /* येनेदं सर्वं विजानाति, तं केन विजानीयात्। Through what should one
>> know That, owing to which all this is known! [Br.Up. 4.5.15] */
>>
>>
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