Sārathi

Chapter 12: Bhakti Yoga, verse 10

अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव।
मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन् सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि ॥

Say itabhyāse ’py asamartho ’si mat-karma-paramo bhava
mad-artham api karmāṇi kurvan siddhim avāpsyasi

Practice reciting

Translation

If you are unable to practice even this Abhyasa Yoga, be intent on doing actions for My sake; even by doing actions for My sake, you will attain perfection.

Swami Sivananda

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.