Chapter 14: Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga, verse 26
मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।
स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥
Say itmāṁ cha yo ’vyabhichāreṇa bhakti-yogena sevate
sa guṇān samatītyaitān brahma-bhūyāya kalpate
Translation
And he who serves Me with unwavering devotion, he, crossing beyond the dualities, is fit for becoming Brahman.
Swami Sivananda
And he who serves Me through the unswerving Yoga of Devotion, he, having gone beyond these qualities, qualifies for becoming Brahman.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
And he who, with unwavering devotion through Yoga, serves Me, he, transcending the Gunas, becomes fit for the state of Brahman.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Whoever serves me alone with an unwavering devotion to yoga, they will transcend these strands and become Brahman.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
And he who serves Me alone, with unwavering devotion, shall overcome the Qualities and become one with the Eternal.
Shri Purohit Swami
जो मनुष्य अव्यभिचारी भक्तियोगके द्वारा मेरा सेवन करता है, वह इन गुणोंका अतिक्रमण करके ब्रह्मप्राप्तिका पात्र हो जाता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
जो पुरुष अव्यभिचारी भक्तियोग के द्वारा मेरी सेवा अर्थात् उपासना करता है, वह इन तीनों गुणों के अतीत होकर ब्रह्म बनने के लिये योग्य हो जाता 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.