Chapter 14: Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga, verse 19
नान्यं गुणेभ्यः कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति।
गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति ॥
Say itnānyaṁ guṇebhyaḥ kartāraṁ yadā draṣhṭānupaśhyati
guṇebhyaśh cha paraṁ vetti mad-bhāvaṁ so ’dhigachchhati
Translation
When the seer beholds no agent other than the Gunas and knows that which is higher than them, he attains to My Being.
Swami Sivananda
When the witness sees none other than the qualities as the agent, and knows that which is superior to the qualities, he attains My nature.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
When the seer beholds no agent of action other than the Gunas, and knows what is beyond the Gunas, he attains to My state.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
When the Perceiver (the Self) finds no agent other than the Strands, and realizes That which is beyond the Strands, then he attains My state.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
As soon as one understands that it is only the qualities that act and nothing else, and perceives that which is beyond, they attain My divine nature.
Shri Purohit Swami
जब विवेकी (विचारकुशल) मनुष्य तीनों गुणोंके सिवाय अन्य किसीको कर्ता नहीं देखता और अपनेको गुणोंसे पर अनुभव करता है, तब वह मेरे स्वरूपको प्राप्त हो जाता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
जब द्रष्टा (साधक) पुरुष तीनों गुणों के अतिरिक्त किसी अन्य को कर्ता नहीं देखता, अर्थात् नहीं समझता है और तीनों गुणों से परे मेरे तत्व को जानता है, तब वह मेरे स्वरूप 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.