Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga, verse 15
स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।
भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते ॥
Say itswayam evātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ puruṣhottama
bhūta-bhāvana bhūteśha deva-deva jagat-pate
Translation
Verily, Thou Thyself knowest Thyself by Thyself, O Supreme Person, O source and Lord of all beings, O God of gods, O ruler of the world!
Swami Sivananda
O Supreme Person, Creator of beings, Lord of beings, God of gods, Lord of the worlds, You alone know Yourself by Yourself.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
O Supreme Person, O Creator of beings, O Lord of beings, O God of gods, O Ruler of the universe, You Yourself know Yourself alone.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Only yourself know yourself by yourself, O Supreme Purusha, Creator of all beings, Lord of beings, God of gods, Lord of the universe!
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
You alone know Yourself, by the power of Your Self; You are the Supreme Spirit, the Source and Master of all being, the Lord of Lords, the Ruler of the Universe.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे भूतभावन ! हे भूतेश ! हे देवदेव ! हे जगत्पते ! हे पुरुषोत्तम ! आप स्वयं ही अपने-आपसे अपने-आपको जानते हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे पुरुषोत्तम ! हे भूतभावन ! हे भूतेश ! हे देवों के देव ! हे जगत् के स्वामी ! आप स्वयं ही अपने आप को जानते 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.