krishna

Writings related to Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.

Bhagavad Gita (The Book of Devotion)

Book/Translation/ by W. Q. Judge with J. H. Connelly, , 1890

Antecedent Words The Bhagavad-Gita is an episode of the Mahabharata, which is said to have been written by Vyasa. Who this Vyasa is and… Read More »Bhagavad Gita (The Book of Devotion)

Notes on the Bhagavad Gita

Commentary/Lecture/ by T. Subba Row, The Theosophist, February, 1886; February-April & July, 1887 [Serialized]

Contents Introduction Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 [Introduction] (Notes of a lecture, delivered at the Convention of… Read More »Notes on the Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavad Gita (Songs of the Master)

Commentary/Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, January, April, July, October, 1906; January, April, July, October, 1907 [Serialized]

General Introduction The Bhagavad Gita is one of the noblest scriptures of India, one of the deepest scriptures of the… Read More »Bhagavad Gita (Songs of the Master)

The Bhagavad-Gita [Notes, Chapters 1-7]

Article/Commentary/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, April, November-December, 1887; January-March, May-June, August-December, 1888; September, November-December, 1895; February, 1896 [Serialized]

Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 [Chapter I] If the title… Read More »The Bhagavad-Gita [Notes, Chapters 1-7]

The Doctrine of the Bhagavad Gita

Book/Commentary/ by Bhavani Shankar, 1928 [1st Edition]

Contents The Doctrine of the Bhagavad-Gita Kshetra and Kshetrajna Mulaprakriti, Daiviprakriti and Ishwara Worship Me with All Bhavas Glossary The… Read More »The Doctrine of the Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad-Gita [Notes, Chapters 8-18]

Article/Commentary/ by Robert Crosbie, Theosophy Magazine, July, 1915; May-December, 1916; January-February, 1917 [Serialized]

[Note: the following was meant by Mr. Crosbie to be a continuation of the Notes on Chapters 1-7 by W.… Read More »The Bhagavad-Gita [Notes, Chapters 8-18]

Anugita

Translation/ by Kisari Mohan Ganguli, 1896 [Drawn from the complete translation of the Mahabharata]

Mahabharata, Book 14: Aswamedha Parva Section XVI Janamejaya said, “When the high-souled Kesava and Arjuna after slaying their enemies repaired… Read More »Anugita

The Great War and the Great Initiation

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, January, 1919

Readers of the THEOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY who are acquainted with the Bhagavad Gita have been struck, again and again, with the… Read More »The Great War and the Great Initiation

[The Bhagavad Gita a Book of Initiation]

Note(s)/ by H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophist, June, 1882

Article Selection from “Bhagavad-Gita,” by Babu Nobin K. Bannerji | Note by H.P.B. . . . many a sound scholar… Read More »[The Bhagavad Gita a Book of Initiation]