A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Bhagavad-Gītā As It Is
is a translation and commentary of the
Bhagavad Gita
by
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
, founder-
acharya
of the
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
(ISKCON). It is known amongst other translations of the Bhagavad Gita for its strong emphasis on the path of
bhakti yoga
above all others, in line with the
Gaudiya Vaishnava
tradition of
Caitanya Mahaprabhu
. The book has been widely distributed, largely through promotion by the modern
Hare Krishna
movement. It was first published in 1968 by
Macmillan Publishers
, with an unabridged edition in 1972.
A second edition (edited from the 1972 original) is now published by
The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
and is available in nearly sixty languages.
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