Chapter 14: Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga, verse 2
इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।
सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च ॥
Say itidaṁ jñānam upāśhritya mama sādharmyam āgatāḥ
sarge ’pi nopajāyante pralaye na vyathanti cha
Translation
Those who, having taken refuge in this knowledge, have attained unity with Me, are neither born at the time of creation nor disturbed at the time of dissolution.
Swami Sivananda
Those who attain identity with Me by resorting to this Knowledge are not born even during creation, nor do they suffer pain during dissolution.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Resorting to this knowledge, partaking in My Nature, they are not born at the time of creation nor do they suffer at the time of dissolution.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Holding onto this knowledge, they have attained a state with attributes common to Me; they are neither born at the time of creation nor grieve at the time of dissolution.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Dwelling in wisdom and realizing My divinity, they are not reborn when the universe is recreated at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved.
Shri Purohit Swami
इस ज्ञानका आश्रय लेकर जो मनुष्य मेरी सधर्मताको प्राप्त हो गये हैं, वे महासर्गमें भी पैदा नहीं होते और महाप्रलयमें भी व्यथित नहीं होते।
Swami Ramsukhdas
इस ज्ञान का आश्रय लेकर मेरे स्वरूप (सार्धम्यम्) को प्राप्त पुरुष सृष्टि के आदि में जन्म नहीं लेते और प्रलयकाल में व्याकुल भी नहीं होते 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.