The Vedic Experience

A modern admirer translates the ancient Hindu scriptures with inspiration, clarity and richly authoritive scholarship

One of the best of the many translations of the Vedas into the English language comes from an unexpected source, the famed Catholic theologian Raimon Pannikar. For twelve years, with the help of a team of Hindu pandits and Sanskrit scholars in Banaras, India, he struggled to bring the ancient texts into clear, accurate and inspired English. The result is a monumental scholarly achievement.