Product Description

The Brahma Sutra is the third of the canonical texts and is regarded as the Nyaya-prasthana, because it sets forth the teachings of Vedanta in a logical order.The work is known by other names including Vedanta-sutra, Sariraka-sutra, and Bhiksu-sutra.

The Brahma Sutra Bhasya is an important but difficult Vedanta scripture. This is our most popular translation, and is regarded by some as indispensable for all students of Vedanta.

Includes word for word meaning of each aphorism under its Sanskrit text, followed by a running translation, with additional words in brackets for clarification.
Translation based primarily on the Ratnaprabha.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #897521 in Books
• Published on: 1965-01-23
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 920 pages

Customer Reviews

One of three most important vedantic works
I am writing this review to balance out a totally unfair review that has been posted by someone on not just one but three translations of the Brahma-Sutras, all on the same day! This kind of action is indicative more of frustration and desperation than any kind of enlightened and thoughtful reasoning. And indeed the reviewer states that she found the book too difficult and that's why the lowest possible rating. At this rate we would have to give one star to most great books of the world, which are dense and indecipherable to intellectually inert folks who just don't want to put any work into understanding them. My request to this person is that she show some restraint in posting these reviews. Certainly there is nothing illegal in this kind of review carpet-bombing but in venting their emotions they do harm to both the book as well as potential readers who may profit by reading it, and that is bordering on the unethical.

Difficult Reading
Most Brahma Sutras I've seen are very difficult to comprehend. It seems like Shankara was just too wordy. I usually get intellectual indigestion from reading the Sutras with Shankara commentary so I've put the 3 Brahma Sutras with Shankara commentary that I have in the garage collecting dust. I have this book, the Vireswaranda book and the Thiabut translation,all too difficult to follow. Swami Sivananda's commentary of the Sutras is the most readable although I don't think he is translating Shankara rather he's doing his own commentary although he says that Shankara's commenatry is closest to Vyasa's intended meaning so he is probably in line with the Shankara interpretion.