The Bhagavad Gita is the best known and most widely read Hindu religious text in the Western world. This new translation is ideal for the non-specialist as well as for students of Indian religions, providing a full cultural and historical context in its introduction and notes.

The Bhagavad Gita is the most widely read Hindu religious text in the Western world and a key work for understanding Indian religions and the way Hinduism has been represented in modern India and the West.
W. J. Johnson`s translation is up-to-date, clear and accurate. Described by the Daily Telegraph as `an excellent primer in the Hindu belief system` and by the Good Book Guide as `freshly accessible to a Western readership...The presentation is both scholarly and inviting.`
In addition to the usual OWC features of introduction and notes, this edition includes notes on metre, on the pronunciation of Sanskrit names, and a list of Sanskrit names and terms.