The author of the Gītā is interested in man and his destiny… - W. Douglas P. Hill

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The author of the Gītā is interested in man and his destiny; for man is the centre of creation. Brahman, it is true, dwells equally in every living creature; but to man is given a gift denied even to the Lords of Heaven—man alone in all creation's scale can win release.

W. Douglas P. Hill

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William Douglas Penneck Hill (1884 – 9 April 1962) was a British Indologist noted for his scholarly translation of the Bhagavad Gita.

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Alternative Names: Hill, W. Douglas P. • Hill, William Douglas Penneck • Hill, W. Douglas P. (William Douglas Penneck) • W. D. P. H. • W.D.P. Hill • William Douglas Penneck Hill

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