Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga, verse 14
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।
न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्ितं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः ॥
Say itsarvam etad ṛitaṁ manye yan māṁ vadasi keśhava
na hi te bhagavan vyaktiṁ vidur devā na dānavāḥ
Translation
I believe all that You have said to me to be true, O Krishna; indeed, O blessed Lord! Neither the gods nor the demons know Your manifestation (origin).
Swami Sivananda
O Kesava, I accept as true all that You have told me. Certainly, O Lord, neither the gods nor the demons can comprehend Your glory.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
I deem as true all that you have said to me, O Krishna. Truly, O Lord, neither the gods nor the demons know your manifestation.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
What You tell me, I take all to be true, O Kesava! For, O Bhagavat, neither the gods nor the great sages know Your manifestation.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
I believe in what You have said, my Lord! For neither the godly nor the godless comprehend Your manifestation.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे केशव ! मेरेसे आप जो कुछ कह रहे हैं, यह सब मैं सत्य मानता हूँ। हे भगवन् ! आपके प्रकट होनेको न तो देवता जानते हैं और न दानव ही जानते हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे केशव ! जो कुछ भी आप मेरे प्रति कहते हैं, इस सबको मैं सत्य मानता हूँ। हे भगवन्, आपके (वास्तविक) स्वरूप को न देवता जानते हैं और न दानव।
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.