Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga, verse 2
न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः।
अहमादिर्हि देवानां महर्षीणां च सर्वशः ॥
Say itna me viduḥ sura-gaṇāḥ prabhavaṁ na maharṣhayaḥ
aham ādir hi devānāṁ maharṣhīṇāṁ cha sarvaśhaḥ
Translation
Neither the hosts of the gods nor the great sages know My origin; for I am the source of all the gods and the great sages in every way.
Swami Sivananda
Neither the gods nor the great sages know My majesty, for I am the source of them all in all respects.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Neither the host of gods nor the great sages know My power; for I am indeed the source of the gods and the great sages.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Neither the hosts of gods nor the great sages know My origin, for I am the first in every respect among the gods and great sages.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Neither the professors of divinity nor the great ascetics know My origin, for I am the source from which they all originate.
Shri Purohit Swami
मेरे प्रकट होनेको न देवता जानते हैं और न महर्षि; क्योंकि मैं सब प्रकारसे देवताओं और महर्षियोंका आदि हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
मेरी उत्पत्ति (प्रभव) को न देवतागण जानते हैं और न महर्षिजन; क्योंकि मैं सब प्रकार से देवताओं और महर्षियों का भी आदिकारण हूँ।
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.