Interestingly, all the other translators are familiar with Srila Prabhupada’s translation, yet they translate differently from Him. Wonder why they felt the need to do that? Srila Prabhupada’s emphasis on “Supreme PERSONALITY”, “ONLY by”, “SERVICE”, “FULLY conscious” and “enters into the KINGDOM of God” separates His translation from all of theirs. Because He is the external manifestation of Sri Guru, His Own translation is pleasing to Himself within the heart, and it follows that the minute particles of Himself find it most pleasing, also. If the goal of reading Srimad Bhagavad Gita is to get Sri Krishna, then one would need to consider of the four translators, which have gotten Him and which can give Him to us? That is a most essential consideration.

Why did you chose to not compare Jayadwaita Swami’s? Thank you.

The other versions are fairly easy to find.

Narayana Maharaja’s is available through his website, here.

Tripurari Swami’s Gita is here.

And Garuda dasa’s is readily available from pretty much any US bookstore (it’s published by Harper Collins under his legal name, Graham M. Schweig).