Action, duty, and attachment › Further reading
Michael BrenndoerferUpdated April 21, 20251 min read
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- The Bhagavad Gita itself, especially chapters 1–4, 9, 11–12, and 18. The verse-indexed translation and commentary by Swami Mukundananda makes passages easy to locate; distinguish the translated verses from the commentator's explanations.
- The Bhagavad-Gita, translated by Edwin Arnold as The Song Celestial. This verse rendering offers a contrasting literary experience; its antiquated language and interpretive preface call for care.
- The Mahabharata, particularly the Bhishma Parva containing the Gita. Read the dialogue within its surrounding epic to keep the dispute over action connected to a larger narrative rather than treating its verses as freestanding maxims.
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