Chapter 12: Bhakti Yoga, verse 11
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।
सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान् ॥
Say itathaitad apy aśhakto ’si kartuṁ mad-yogam āśhritaḥ
sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ tataḥ kuru yatātmavān
Translation
If you are unable to do even this, then, resort to union with Me and renounce the fruits of all actions with self-control.
Swami Sivananda
If you are unable to do even this, then resort to the Yoga for Me and afterwards, control your mind and renounce the results of all your works.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
If you are unable to do even this—that is, take refuge in My Yoga—then, with your self-control, renounce the fruits of every action.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Now, if you are not capable of doing this either, then take refuge in My Yoga, renouncing the fruits of all action, with your mind subdued.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
And if thou art too weak to do even this, then seek refuge in union with Me, and with perfect self-control renounce the fruits of thy actions.
Shri Purohit Swami
अगर मेरे योग-(समता-) के आश्रित हुआ तू इस(पूर्वश्लोकमें कहे गये साधन-) को भी करनेमें असमर्थ है, तो मन-इन्द्रियोंको वशमें करके सम्पूर्ण कर्मोंके फलका त्याग कर।
Swami Ramsukhdas
और यदि इसको भी करने के लिए तुम असमर्थ हो, तो आत्मसंयम से युक्त होकर मेरी प्राप्ति रूप योग का आश्रय लेकर, तुम समस्त कर्मों के फल का त्याग करो।
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.