{"product_id":"2026200016062-secondhand-bhagavad-gita-as-it-is-complete-edition","title":"Bhagavad-Gītā As It Is: Complete Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: Second printing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegarded as one of the most profound and enduring spiritual texts in human history, Bhagavad-gītā As It Is presents the sacred dialogue between the warrior prince Arjuna and his divine charioteer Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra — a moment of existential crisis that becomes the setting for one of humanity's most comprehensive philosophical revelations. This Complete Edition includes the original Sanskrit text, Roman transliteration, English equivalents, translation, and elaborate purports, making the ancient wisdom of the Gītā fully accessible to the modern reader. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), brings unparalleled devotional authority to his commentary, arguing that the Gītā must be understood not as allegory but as direct, practical instruction on the nature of the soul, duty, devotion, and liberation.\n\nPrabhupada's translation stands apart from academic renderings by grounding every verse in the living tradition of Vaishnava theology, illuminating timeless concepts such as dharma, karma, and bhakti with clarity and conviction. His purports are scholarly yet deeply personal, drawing on a vast tradition of Sanskrit scholarship while speaking directly to the spiritual yearning of the contemporary seeker. Whether one approaches this text as scripture, philosophy, or literature, it challenges the reader to confront the ultimate questions of existence — and the answers it offers are as urgent today as they were five thousand years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342762615003,"sku":"2026200016062-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0ff109a9-12d5-40a7-afe2-b69e196e2613.png?v=1790048766","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016062-secondhand-bhagavad-gita-as-it-is-complete-edition","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}