Chapter 13: Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga, verse 18
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम् ॥
Say itjyotiṣhām api taj jyotis tamasaḥ param uchyate
jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ jñāna-gamyaṁ hṛidi sarvasya viṣhṭhitam
Translation
That Light of all lights is said to be beyond darkness: knowledge, the knowable, and the goal of knowledge, seated in the hearts of all.
Swami Sivananda
That is the Light of all lights; It is spoken of as beyond darkness. It is Knowledge, the Knowable, and the Known. It is specially situated in the hearts of all.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
The light of all lights is said to be beyond Tamas (darkness); it is known to be knowledge, to be attained through knowledge, and to be present in the hearts of all.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
This is the Light of all lights, stated to be beyond darkness; it is to be known by the above knowledge; it is to be attained only through knowledge; and it distinctly remains in the heart of all.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
It is the light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the wisdom, the only thing worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the presence in the hearts of all.
Shri Purohit Swami
वह परमात्मा सम्पूर्ण ज्योतियोंका भी ज्योति और अज्ञानसे अत्यन्त परे कहा गया है। वह ज्ञानस्वरूप, जाननेयोग्य, ज्ञान(साधन-समुदाय) से प्राप्त करनेयोग्य और सबके हृदयमें विराजमान है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
(वह ब्रह्म) ज्योतियों की भी ज्योति और (अज्ञान) अन्धकार से परे कहा जाता है। वह ज्ञान (चैतन्यस्वरूप) ज्ञेय और ज्ञान के द्वारा जानने योग्य (ज्ञानगम्य) है। वह सभी के हृदय में स्थित 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.