Mandukya Upanisad & Gaudapada-Karika

Keats says, ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever’,

To me, Swami Gabhirananda’s present translation

of the Mandikya-karika is a source of joy. He has

combined in his excellent translation scholarship with

simplicity. A]] great thing sin life are very simple. The

air we breathe, the sunshine we enjoy, the Mother’s love

that we cherish through the length of our days, are all

very simple, Likewise, when the style of a_book is

simple and clear, it captures the imagination of ardent

souls who seek knowledge from a clear fountain from

which a perennial flow of wisdom springs unceasingly.

May Swami Gabhirananda’s dedicated work of love

be like an Altar-flower, fit to be laid at the feet of the

Divine to awaken the spiritual consciousness of souls in

India as wel] as in the West. I commend this book for

the perusal of scholars as well as of the enthusiastic

public who are interested in Advaita Vedanta, for their

understanding, appreciation, and spiritual benefit.