Customer Reviews:
 Clear Introduction to Gaudiya Vaisnavism April 14, 2007
Swami Tripurari uses the Bhagavad Gita as a backdrop for a solid, basic introduction to the theology of Gaudiya Vaisnavism.
Though somewhat dogmatic at times, this commentary brings together those loose ends that seem to get scattered around in the various gaudiya writings you find on the web.
If you've ever wondered just "what they're talking about", this book will give you the basic outline of the beliefs behind all that terminology.
With honesty, love and solid scholarship Swami Tripurari shows you a much fuller picture.
 Most readable and understandable edition yet! March 14, 2007
As a yoga teacher and yoga teacher teacher trainer I am pleased to finally come across an edition of the Bhagavad Gita written in contemporary language with an authoritative voice, that, although remaining faithful to tradition, is devoid of fanaticism. Swami Tripurari's edition of Gita is by far the most readable edition I have yet encountered, being easy undrstand even to those new to the Gita. The translations are accurate and the comentary clear and consise. The printing and binding are high quality to last a lifetime.
Bhagavad-gita for the 21st Century September 9, 2002
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
When I was younger, I found myself drawn to reading Bhagavad-gita. I tried reading several editions, but found them rather difficult to read. When I read A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's Bhagavad-gita As It Is, it was as if a veil had been lifted. I found the presentation accessible and lucid. Since then, I have read many other editions, some by scholars and some by practitioners, and found much merit in most of them. Only one or two, though, found their way to my personal library.However, Swami Tripurari's edition, Bhagavad-gita: Its Feeling and Philosphy, went straight to my bookshelf (except when I'm spending time with it, which is often). Whereas Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's opens the reader's mind to the world and our place in it from Lord Krishna's perspective, Swami Tripurari's gives us glimpses of Krishna's heart not readliy apparent in other presentations. This book is a delight to the senses, mind, and heart. The cover is beautiful, the paper luxuriant. The writing is accessible, clear, and sweet. It's the perfect complement to Prabhupada's Gita, and I expect that I'll over the years I will have found it it as important for spiritual succor as I have Bhagavad-gita As It Is.
Gita for Modern Times February 19, 2002
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The Gita As it Is, is beautifully done and a must-have, unfortunately I find it difficult to get through.I praise Swami B. V. Tripurari for bringing this version to us. I found it to be very understandable and reader-friendly. A Gita version that both the scholar and lay-person will appreciate and gain from.
A very helpful Gita January 18, 2002
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
The Bhagavad Gita is a series of instructions given by the Lord Krishna to his friend Arjuna on the eve of a fratricidal war. Krisha brings the chariot to the center of the battlefield as arjuna surveys the field.Whether it is allegorical or historical, the verses that have followed are sacred lierature to 800 million hindus, and countless others [myself included] have taken great succor in their wisdom and grace.I received of copy of this Gita from the swami's ashram in California. The first thing I noticed was how well done the volume is. Heavy bonded paper, l0vely endpapers,three ribbon markers adorn the book. So it is pleasant to the eye and touch. Then I started the book. Swami B. V. Tripurari is a either former hare krishna or still one[cant tell] and he dedicates the book to the founder of the sect,Swami Prabhupada, the author of Bhagavad Gita as it is, the bestselling gita in the world, and the most difficult to read. Its purports are tough, esoteric and truthfully, difficult for me to read. This volume, is none of that.Perhaps it is the grace of Swami B. V. Tripurari being english speaking? Either way, the purports are not pedantic[blessedly] are clear, and attempt not only toconnect them with modern life[the perrenial philosophy] but puts the Gita in its historical context[this is not the first time that Krishna is at Kuruksetra,which is where the Bhagavad gita takes place]. Each verse is in Sanskrit, then broken down in a word by word englih trans;lation, then an explanation[or purport] of eACH VERSE IS GIVEN.His tone, again, in explaining each verse is easy, almost quiet, not overwhelming. Swami B. V. Tripurari seems to be less on a crusade then writing this for his own edification[as he states in his preface],though I think this somewhat self deprecating.i HAVE 15 OR SO GITA TRANSLATIONS THAT i OWN AND USE,FROM YOGANANDA'S MAMMOTH TWO VOLUME MASTERPIECE, TO THE LIVING GITA BY SRI SWAMI SATCHIDANANDA[WHICH IS MY FAVORITE], this volume can stand with any of them. It is very,very user friendly, its translation seems pretty good[Though the best translation,period is in Bhagavad Gita by WINTHROP SARGEANT, }.Swami B. V. Tripurari has done us a service withthis volume, obviously his labor of love. Very very well done, lovely to look at and to hold, and a blessing to read.
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