English translation

[venkata subramanian]

Min,

   if you want a fair good idea of the Upanishads, Chinmayananda's
English lectures are a fair guide in my view, as he knows the
tradition, he is better and with a good language too.

   For a deep study, translation of Swami Gambirananda's would be
better published by the Advaita Asrama, Kolkatta, India.

On Tue, 06 May 2003 Min wrote :
>Would any of you, (who know far more than I), comment on the
>Geeta and
>Upanishad translations? In the Geeta, I own the Isherwood, Juan
>Mascaro and
>the Chinamayananda (with commentary). In the Upanishad, I only
>have the
>Mascaro. From, by own background as a reporter, writer and author
>in
>English, I prefer the mascara. But is this translation
>acceptable?  I am
>very wary and shy away from the missionary translator too.
>
>Min
>
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>[mailto:ADVAITA-L at LISTS.ADVAITA-VEDANTA.ORG]On Behalf Of S.
>Sriram
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>Subject: Re: vishNu purANa - English translation
>
> From: "Malolan Cadambi" <cadambi at HOTPOP.COM>
>Subject: Re: vishNu purANa - English translation
>
>
>
> > I was waiting for someone to make this point. At all costs,
>please avoid
> > translations by missionaries like H H Wilson and a host of
>others. As a
> > general rule of thumb, do not read any translation by western
>"missionary
>
>I do agree that the motivations and translations etc. of the
>colonialists
>were
>not, to put it mildly, with the interests of the Hindus or
>Hinduism in mind.
>
>However, it is of interest to note that Mahatma Gandhi's first
>exposre to
>the Bhagvad Gita was with Sir Edwin Arnold's translation which
>had
>a profound effect on him.
>
>The beauty and majesty of these works cannot be hidden by
>corrupt
>translations
>and IMHO access to them is of greater value than no access. Tamil
>& Telugu
>works unfortunately equal no access to the English reader.
>
>Thanks
>Srinivasan Sriram


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