The Bhagavat Gita (c. 500 B.C.) is the heart of Sanskrit literature, the luminous center of Mahabharata. It is recited and chanted by devout Hindus every day, and three main themes-love, light, and life-evoke the entire spiritual struggle involved in overcoming the dark forces of greed, ignorance, lust, arrogance, and anger that constantly threatened the human soul. Juan Mascaró's translation of The Bhagavat Gita is published on full in Penguin Classics.