Comments on: Original or Revised Bhagavad-gita — It’s Your Call

By: Eyal Reut

Eyal Reut — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:22:08 +0000

Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Had it not been for the “revised” edition, I would have become a devotee 22 years ago. It’s the confusion of it all, the fact that the “revised” edition was being pushed so hard by ISKCON, and especially that – it’s a new book, not Prabhupada’s work. It lacks in authority and in spirit. And it doesn’t sound right at all.
ISKCON’s only chance of survival is to pull back every copy of this poor attempt to rewrite Prabhupada’s Gita, and to re-endorse the original version. Failing to do this, ISKCON will render itself irrelevant, and gradually disintegrate.

By: Alankara dasa

Alankara dasa — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:21:53 +0000

I think this story is an appropriate response to Rupanuga Prabhu’s article.
Today I fortunately stopped by our rather humble local Sri Sri Gour-Nitai ISKCON Temple. I spent some time happily talking with a Godbrother sanyasi and a young initiated brahmacari disciple. Some afternoon prasadam was available, and the few devotees present decided to enjoy the prasadam. As we talked the new brahmacari spontaneously shared his story of how he became a devotee.
He was living in Texas,and a Christian. He had heard of the Gita as a famous book from India and decided to go to his local University library for a copy. He found the “Gita” section, and while looking decided on Bhagavad Gita As It Is. However, there were a number of versions. Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Revised Bhagavad Gita As It Is, and Enlarged Bhagavad Gita As It Is. The other verisons of “Gita” he decided were too artistically rendered and without the authenticity he was seeking. He couldn’t understand why ‘as it is’ should be “Revised” or why the original version should be “Enlarged”. He took home the original Bhagavad Gita As It Is and has become an initiated devotee, and a strong book distributor. Srila Prabhupada read from, and gave class from, etc these original books. By the power of the world-wide distributon of these books the movement was built. Vrndaban and Mayapur were built and thousands of devotees were brought to Krishna Consciousness by these books. There is a saying:’If it ain’t broke-don’t fix it’. This boy has traveled around the world as a devotee. He has been to Mayapur,Vrndaban,RadhaKund, etc. These original books work. Hari Bol!

By: Govind

Govind — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:21:37 +0000

I want the original not the revised version of any of the SRILA PRABHUPADA BOOKS…………….IF IT IS REVISED ONE, I ASSURE OF NO ONE BUYING THE BOOKS WITHIN MY COMMUNITY…THANKS…