Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga, verse 41
यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा।
तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंऽशसंभवम् ॥
Say ityad yad vibhūtimat sattvaṁ śhrīmad ūrjitam eva vā
tat tad evāvagachchha tvaṁ mama tejo ’nśha-sambhavam
Translation
Whatever being there is glorious, prosperous, or powerful, know that to be a manifestation of a part of My splendor.
Swami Sivananda
Whatever object [all living beings] is verily endowed with majesty, possessed of prosperity, or is energetic, you know for certain each of them as having a part of My power as its source.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Whatever being is possessed of power, or splendour, or energy, know that as coming from a fragment of My power.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Whatever being exists with manifesting power, beauty, and vigor, be sure that it is born only from a bit of My illumination.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Whatever is glorious, excellent, beautiful, and mighty, be assured that it comes from a fragment of My splendor.
Shri Purohit Swami
जो-जो ऐश्वर्ययुक्त, शोभायुक्त और बलयुक्त प्राणी तथा वस्तु है, उस-उसको तुम मेरे ही तेज-(योग-) के अंशसे उत्पन्न हुई समझो।
Swami Ramsukhdas
जो कोई भी विभूतियुक्त, कान्तियुक्त अथवा शक्तियुक्त वस्तु (या प्राणी) है, उसको तुम मेरे तेज के अंश से ही उत्पन्न हुई जानो।
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.