Chapter 13: Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga, verse 26
अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वाऽन्येभ्य उपासते।
तेऽपि चातितरन्त्येव मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणाः ॥
Say itanye tv evam ajānantaḥ śhrutvānyebhya upāsate
te ’pi chātitaranty eva mṛityuṁ śhruti-parāyaṇāḥ
Translation
Others, too, who do not know thus, worship, having heard of It from others; they, too, cross beyond death, regarding what they have heard as the supreme refuge.
Swami Sivananda
Others, again, who do not know thus, take to thinking after hearing from others; they too, who are devoted to hearing, certainly overcome death.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
But some, who do not know this, having heard from others, worship accordingly—these too, devoted to what they hear, pass beyond death.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
But others, who have no knowledge of this nature, listen from others and reflect [accordingly]; they too, being devoted to what they have heard, do cross over death.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Others, again, having no direct knowledge but only hearing from others, still worship, and, if they are true to the teachings, they too will cross the sea of death.
Shri Purohit Swami
दूसरे मनुष्य इस प्रकार (ध्यानयोग, सांख्ययोग, कर्मयोग, आदि साधनोंको) नहीं जानते, केवल (जीवन्मुक्त महापुरुषोंसे) सुनकर उपासना करते हैं, ऐसे वे सुननेके परायण मनुष्य भी मृत्युको तर जाते हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
परन्तु, अन्य लोग जो स्वयं इस प्रकार न जानते हुए, दूसरों से (आचार्यों से) सुनकर ही उपासना करते हैं, वे श्रुतिपरायण (अर्थात् श्रवण ही जिनके लिए परम साधन है) लोग भी मृत्यु को नि:सन्देह तर जाते 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.