Chapter 13: Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga, verse 29
समं पश्यन्हि सर्वत्र समवस्थितमीश्वरम्।
न हिनस्त्यात्मनाऽऽत्मानं ततो याति परां गतिम् ॥
Say itsamaṁ paśhyan hi sarvatra samavasthitam īśhvaram
na hinasty ātmanātmānaṁ tato yāti parāṁ gatim
Translation
For he who truly sees the same Lord dwelling everywhere does not destroy the Self by the self; rather, he attains the highest goal.
Swami Sivananda
Since, by truly seeing God, who is present everywhere alike, he does not injure the Self by the Self, he therefore attains the supreme Goal.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
For, seeing the ruler abiding alike in every place, he does not injure himself with his own mind and therefore reaches the highest goal.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Whoever, perceiving the Lord as abiding in all alike, does not harm themselves by themselves, they attain, on that account, the Supreme Goal.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Beholding the Lord equally in all things, his actions do not mar his spiritual life but lead him to the heights of bliss.
Shri Purohit Swami
क्योंकि सब जगह समरूपसे स्थित ईश्वरको समरूपसे देखनेवाला मनुष्य अपने-आपसे अपनी हिंसा नहीं करता, इसलिये वह परमगतिको प्राप्त हो जाता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
निश्चय ही, वह पुरुष सर्वत्र सम भाव से स्थित परमेश्वर को समान हुआ आत्मा (स्वयं) के द्वारा आत्मा (स्वयं) का नाश नहीं करता है, इससे वह परम गति को प्राप्त होता 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.