Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga, verse 8
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।
इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः ॥
Say itahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate
iti matvā bhajante māṁ budhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ
Translation
I am the source of all; from me everything evolves; Understanding this, the wise, endowed with meditation, worship me.
Swami Sivananda
I am the origin of all; everything moves on due to Me. Realizing this, the wise ones, filled with fervor, adore Me.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
I am the origin of all; from me everything proceeds. Thinking thus, the wise worship me with all devotion (Bhava).
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
'He is the source of all, and from Him all comes forth' - Thus viewing, the wise revere Me with devotion.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
I am the source of all; from me everything flows. Therefore, the wise worship me with an unchanging devotion.
Shri Purohit Swami
मैं संसारमात्रका प्रभव (मूलकारण) हूँ, और मुझसे ही सारा संसार प्रवृत्त हो रहा है अर्थात् चेष्टा कर रहा है -- ऐसा मेरेको मानकर मेरेमें ही श्रद्धा-प्रेम रखते हुए बुद्धिमान् भक्त मेरा ही भजन करते हैं -- सब प्रकारसे मेरे ही शरण होते हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
मैं ही सबका प्रभव स्थान हूँ; मुझसे ही सब (जगत्) विकास को प्राप्त होता है, इस प्रकार जानकर बुधजन भक्ति भाव से युक्त होकर मुझे ही भजते 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.