Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga, verse 36
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।
जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम् ॥
Say itdyūtaṁ chhalayatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham
jayo ’smi vyavasāyo ’smi sattvaṁ sattvavatām aham
Translation
I am the gambling of the deceitful; I am the splendor of the splendid; I am victory; I am the resolve of the resolute; I am the goodness of the good.
Swami Sivananda
Of the fraudulent, I am the gambling; I am the irresistible end of the mighty. I am excellence, I am effort, I am the sattva quality of those possessed of sattva.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Of the fraudulent, I am gambling; I am the brilliance of the brilliant; I am victory, I am effort; I am the magnanimity of the magnanimous.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
I am the destroyer of the fraudulent; I am the brilliance of the brilliant; I am the victory; I am the determination; I am the strength of the strong.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
I am the gambler's cheat and the splendor of the splendid; I am victory; I am effort; and I am the purity of the pure.
Shri Purohit Swami
छल करनेवालोंमें जूआ और तेजस्वियोंमें तेज मैं हूँ। जीतनेवालोंकी विजय, निश्चय करनेवालोंका निश्चय और सात्त्विक मनुष्योंका सात्त्विक भाव मैं हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
मैं छल करने वालों में द्यूत हूँ और तेजस्वियों में तेज हूँ, मैं विजय हूँ; मैं व्यवसाय (उद्यमशीलता) हूँ और सात्विक पुरुषों का सात्विक भाव 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.