Chapter 13: Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga, verse 28
समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम्।
विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति ॥
Say itsamaṁ sarveṣhu bhūteṣhu tiṣhṭhantaṁ parameśhvaram
vinaśhyatsv avinaśhyantaṁ yaḥ paśhyati sa paśhyati
Translation
He who sees the Supreme Lord existing truly in all beings, the imperishable within the perishable, sees indeed.
Swami Sivananda
He who sees the Supreme Lord existing truly in all beings, and the Imperishable among the perishable, sees indeed.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Who sees the supreme ruler dwelling alike in all bodies and never perishing, even when they perish, he indeed sees.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Whoever perceives the Supreme Lord as abiding and non-perishing in all beings, even as they perish, perceives properly.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
He who can see the Supreme Lord in all beings, the Imperishable amidst the perishable, he is the one who truly sees.
Shri Purohit Swami
जो नष्ट होते हुए सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंमें परमात्माको नाशरहित और समरूपसे स्थित देखता है, वही वास्तवमें सही देखता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
जो पुरुष समस्त नश्वर भूतों में अनश्वर परमेश्वर को समभाव से स्थित देखता है, वही (वास्तव में) देखता 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.