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PUBLISHER'S NOTE
Twenty-eight years ago I published &
popular edition of the Bhagavad Gita with
the text in Devanagari and an English
translation by Dr. Annie Besant. The book
has run through ten editions, and as many
as one hundred and forty thousand copies of
this great scripture have thus found their way
to thousands of homes in India and elsewhere.
Ever since the publication of this Song
Celestial, I have been anxious to present a
condensed edition of the great Indian Epic,
the Ramayana, in Valmiki's own words,
detailing the story in full, with the
renowned dialogues, the beautiful character
sketches and some of the inimitable
descriptions. It is hardly six months since
I commenced this work and I am glad
that, with the help of Prof. P. P. S. Sastri
who applied himself to the task with great
alacrity, I have been able to accomplish this.
long cherished ambition of mine so soon. I
have been fortunate too in getting the active
Twenty-eight years ago I published &
popular edition of the Bhagavad Gita with
the text in Devanagari and an English
translation by Dr. Annie Besant. The book
has run through ten editions, and as many
as one hundred and forty thousand copies of
this great scripture have thus found their way
to thousands of homes in India and elsewhere.
Ever since the publication of this Song
Celestial, I have been anxious to present a
condensed edition of the great Indian Epic,
the Ramayana, in Valmiki's own words,
detailing the story in full, with the
renowned dialogues, the beautiful character
sketches and some of the inimitable
descriptions. It is hardly six months since
I commenced this work and I am glad
that, with the help of Prof. P. P. S. Sastri
who applied himself to the task with great
alacrity, I have been able to accomplish this.
long cherished ambition of mine so soon. I
have been fortunate too in getting the active