Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga, verse 12
अर्जुन उवाच arjuna uvācha
परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्।
पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम् ॥
Say itparaṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān
puruṣhaṁ śhāśhvataṁ divyam ādi-devam ajaṁ vibhum
Translation
Arjuna said, "You are the Supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the supreme purifier, eternal, divine Person, the primeval God, unborn, and omnipresent."
Swami Sivananda
Arjuna said, "You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme Light, the supreme Sanctifier. All the sages, as well as the divine sage Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa [Although Narada and the other sages are already mentioned by the words 'all the sages', they are still named separately due to their eminence. Asita is the father of Devala.] call You the eternal divine Person, the Primal God, the Birthless, the Omnipresent; and You Yourself indeed tell me this."
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Arjuna said, "You are the Supreme Brahman, the Supreme Light, and the Supreme Sanctifier. All the seers proclaim You as the eternal, divine Person, the Primal Lord, the unborn, and all-pervading. So too do the divine sages Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa proclaim. You Yourself also proclaim this."
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Arjuna said, "You are the Supreme Brahman, the Supreme Abode, and the Supreme Purifier. All the seers, as well as the divine seer Narada, Asita Devala, and Vyasa, describe You as the Eternal Divine Soul, the Unborn, and the All-Manifesting First-God. You too have said this to me."
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Arjuna asked: Thou art the Supreme Spirit, the Eternal Home, the Holiest of Holies, the Eternal Divine Self, the Primal God, the Unborn, and Omnipresent.
Shri Purohit Swami
अर्जुन बोले -- परम ब्रह्म, परम धाम और महान् पवित्र आप ही हैं। आप शाश्वत, दिव्य पुरुष, आदिदेव, अजन्मा और विभु (व्यापक) हैं -- ऐसा सब-के-सब ऋषि, देवर्षि नारद, असित, देवल तथा व्यास कहते हैं और स्वयं आप भी मेरे प्रति कहते हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
अर्जुन ने कहा आप -परम ब्रह्म, परम धाम और परम पवित्र हंै; सनातन दिव्य पुरुष, देवों के भी आदि देव, जन्म रहित और सर्वव्यापी हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.