Chapter 13: Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga, verse 15
सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम्।
असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च ॥
Say itsarvendriya-guṇābhāsaṁ sarvendriya-vivarjitam
asaktaṁ sarva-bhṛich chaiva nirguṇaṁ guṇa-bhoktṛi cha
Translation
Shining by the functions of all the senses, yet without being attached to them; unattached, yet supporting all; devoid of qualities, yet the experiencer of them.
Swami Sivananda
Shining through the functions of all the organs, yet devoid of all the organs; unattached, and verily the supporter of all; without quality, and the perceiver of qualities.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Shining by the functions of the senses, yet devoid of the senses, detached yet supporting all, devoid of the Gunas yet experiencing the Gunas;
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
It illuminates all the senses; yet it has no sense organs; it is unattached, yet supports all; it is free from the bonds, yet enjoys the bonds.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Beyond the senses, it yet shines through every sense perception; bound to nothing, it yet sustains everything; unaffected by the qualities, it still enjoys them all.
Shri Purohit Swami
वे (परमात्मा) सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियोंसे रहित हैं और सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियोंके विषयोंको प्रकाशित करनेवाले हैं; आसक्तिरहित हैं और सम्पूर्ण संसारका भरण-पोषण करनेवाले हैं; तथा गुणोंसे रहित हैं और सम्पूर्ण गुणोंके भोक्ता हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
वह समस्त इन्द्रियों के गुणो (कार्यों) के द्वारा प्रकाशित होने वाला, परन्तु (वस्तुत:) समस्त इन्द्रियों से रहित है; आसक्ति रहित तथा गुण रहित होते हुए भी सबको धारणपोषण करने वाला और गुणों का भोक्ता 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.