Chapter 13: Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga, verse 25
ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।
अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे ॥
Say itdhyānenātmani paśhyanti kechid ātmānam ātmanā
anye sānkhyena yogena karma-yogena chāpare
Translation
Some behold the Self within themselves through meditation, others through the Yoga of knowledge, and still others through the Yoga of action.
Swami Sivananda
Some realize the Self in their intellect through meditation, others through Sankhya-Yoga, and still others through Karma-Yoga, with the help of the internal organ.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Some perceive the Self within the self (body) through meditation of the mind, others through Sankhya Yoga, and still others through Karma Yoga.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
However, some yogis perceive the Self as the Self within the self through meditation, others through knowledge-yoga, and still others through action-yoga.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Some realize the Supreme by meditating, with its aid, on the Self within; others by pure reason; and still others by right action.
Shri Purohit Swami
कई मनुष्य ध्यानयोगके द्वारा, कई सांख्ययोगके द्वारा और कई कर्मयोगके द्वारा अपने-आपसे अपने-आपमें परमात्मतत्त्वका अनुभव करते हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
कोई पुरुष ध्यान के अभ्यास से आत्मा को आत्मा (हृदय) में आत्मा (शुद्ध बुद्धि) के द्वारा देखते हैं; अन्य लोग सांख्य योग के द्वारा तथा कोई साधक कर्मयोग से (आत्मा को देखते हैं )।
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.