Chapter 13: Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaaga Yoga, verse 8
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।
आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः ॥
Say itamānitvam adambhitvam ahinsā kṣhāntir ārjavam
āchāryopāsanaṁ śhauchaṁ sthairyam ātma-vinigrahaḥ
Translation
Humility, unpretentiousness, non-injury, forgiveness, uprightness, service to the teacher, purity, steadfastness, and self-control.
Swami Sivananda
Humility, unpretentiousness, non-injury, forbearance, sincerity, service to the teacher, cleanliness, steadiness, and control of the body and its organs;
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Modesty, absence of ostentation, non-injury, patience, sincerity, service to the preceptor, purity, firmness, and self-restraint;
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Absence of pride, absence of hypocrisy, harmlessness, patience, uprightness, service to the preceptor, purity of mind and body, steadfastness, and self-control.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service to the Master, purity, steadfastness, and self-control;
Shri Purohit Swami
मानित्व-(अपनेमें श्रेष्ठताके भाव-) का न होना, दम्भित्व-(दिखावटीपन-) का न होना, अहिंसा, क्षमा, सरलता, गुरुकी सेवा, बाहर-भीतरकी शुद्धि, स्थिरता और मनका वशमें होना।
Swami Ramsukhdas
अमानित्व, अदम्भित्व, अहिंसा, क्षमा, आर्जव, आचार्य की सेवा, शुद्धि, स्थिरता और आत्मसंयम।
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.
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