SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA
First published in Calcutta in 1913–1914, this volume represents the first English translation of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita together with the insightful commentary of Prasad Das Goswami. A direct disciple of the revered Kriya Yoga master Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Prasad Das Goswami has rendered the sacred dialogue of the Gita in a clear, luminous style, making its timeless wisdom accessible to earnest seekers of every background and level of understanding.
Where other early commentaries from within the Kriya Yoga tradition were often written for initiates alone, dense with technical terminology, Goswami's Gita stands apart: a universal and approachable teaching, given for all, whether newcomer or lifelong practitioner. This edition is his unique commentary, which reads the Gita not merely as scripture but as a living manual of yoga practice. Beneath the battlefield dialogue of Krishna and Arjuna, he uncovers a sustained teaching on the eight limbs of Ashtanga Yoga, the workings of the three gunas, and the complementary paths of wisdom (jnana), selfless action (karma yoga), and devotion (bhakti) as the surest means to Self-realization.
Despite his significance within this lineage, little biographical information about Goswami survives—a scarcity that speaks, perhaps, to the quiet humility of a teacher who sought no public recognition. This translation, prepared by Graham C. Murphy, presents his teaching faithfully and in its entirety, clarified for the modern reader without addition or omission. Now a new generation may encounter the Gita's guidance in its original clarity and depth.