SURYADEV Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I plan on ordering some books from India and am looking to get a Panjabi Steek version of the Gita. 1. Can someone recommend a good quality bookstore there? 2. Canyou recommend a good Steek translation? 3. Any other recommended books (panjabi or English) on Sikh/Sanatan philosophy/theology? Fateh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morghe Sahar Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I don't know of any good commentary on the Bhagavadgita in Panjabi. But I do recommend the Ramakrishna Mission editition of the Bhagavadgita because it has teh sanskrit text, a word for word translation and a decent translation. By the same token you can get Shankara's and Ramanuja's commentaries though Abhinavagupta's is still not available in translation. Then there are more recent commentators that are worth looking at such as Shri Aurobindo and S. Radhakrishnan (Penguin Books). A good introduction book for Hinduism would be Gavin Flood's An Introduction to Hinduism. As for a Sanatan Sikh theological work I can only think of Avtar Singh Vahiria's Khalsa Dharam Shastar (1914) which has not been reprinted and only still exists in a few libraries. But there is an ongoing project to translate it in English as far as I know and it might be out in a year or two.I hope this helps. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kam1825 Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Im sure Bahadur's suggestions are better but i only know of a couple of versions in punjabi. The best one is by Swami Rama Ji which is available at Ratwara Sahib Gurdwara who have printed it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SURYADEV Posted January 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Cheers for the suggestions guys. I was recommended the Penguin Publishers version too. 'Khalsa Dharam Shastar' 1914. Would this be availablefrom places like British Library? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morghe Sahar Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 As far as I remember there is no copy of it at the British Library and but even if there were one you wouldn't be able to take it out or even photocopy it unless you're willing to spend a fortune on it. Be patient, a little mouse is telling me that it might come out again with the Panjabi text and English translation.inshallah. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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