Thus the book advocates the path of bhakti toward Krishna, who is seen as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.
The Bhagavad Gita As It Is by Prabhupada has been praised by scholars and theologians for providing the Western reader the unique opportunity of seeing how a Krishna devotee interprets his own texts and for giving insights into the original and highly convincing ideas of the Gauḍiya Vaisnava school [REF].