Synopsis The most Visnuites, and to most Hindus, the Bhagavad Gita is what the new testament is to Christians. It is their chief devotional book, and has been for centuries the principal source of religious inspirations for many millions of Indians. In this two-volume edition (bound in one). Volume I contains on facing pages a transliteration of the original Sanskrit and the author's close translation. Volume II is Edgerton's interpretation in which he makes clear the historical setting of the poem and analyzes its influence on later literature and its place in Indian philosophy.