Chapter 12: Bhakti Yoga, verse 8
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।
निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः ॥
Say itmayy eva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṁ niveśhaya
nivasiṣhyasi mayy eva ata ūrdhvaṁ na sanśhayaḥ
Translation
Fix your mind on Me, and your intellect in Me. Then you will certainly live in Me alone hereafter.
Swami Sivananda
Fix the mind on Me alone; in Me alone let the intellect rest. There is no doubt that hereafter you will dwell in Me alone.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Focus your mind on Me alone; and let your intellect enter into Me. Then, you will live in Me alone; there is no doubt.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Hence, fix your mind on nothing but Me; cause your thought to settle in Me. Thus, resorting to the best Yoga, you will dwell in Me alone.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Then let your mind cling only to Me, let your intellect abide in Me; and without doubt, you will live hereafter in Me alone.
Shri Purohit Swami
तू मेरेमें मनको लगा और मेरेमें ही बुद्धिको लगा; इसके बाद तू मेरेमें ही निवास करेगा -- इसमें संशय नहीं है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
तुम अपने मन और बुद्धि को मुझमें ही स्थिर करो, तदुपरान्त तुम मुझमें ही निवास करोगे, इसमें कोई संशय नहीं है।
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.