Chapter 15: Purushottama Yoga, verse 10
उत्क्रामन्तं स्थितं वापि भुञ्जानं वा गुणान्वितम्।
विमूढा नानुपश्यन्ति पश्यन्ति ज्ञानचक्षुषः ॥
Say itutkrāmantaṁ sthitaṁ vāpi bhuñjānaṁ vā guṇānvitam
vimūḍhā nānupaśhyanti paśhyanti jñāna-chakṣhuṣhaḥ
Translation
The deluded do not see Him who departs, stays, and enjoys; but those who possess the eye of knowledge behold Him.
Swami Sivananda
Persons who are diversely deluded do not see it even when it is leaving, residing, experiencing, or in association with the qualities; those with the eye of knowledge see.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
The deluded do not perceive it conjoined with the Gunas when departing, staying, or experiencing. Those who have the eye of knowledge, however, see it.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
The deluded do not perceive Him; [but] the men of knowledge-eye do see Him, as He dwells, rises up, or enjoys what is endowed with strands.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
The ignorant do not see that it is He who is present in life and departs at death, or even that it is He who enjoys pleasure through the qualities. Only the eye of wisdom sees this.
Shri Purohit Swami
शरीरको छोड़कर जाते हुए या दूसरे शरीरमें स्थित हुए अथवा विषयोंको भोगते हुए भी गुणोंसे युक्त जीवात्माके स्वरूपको मूढ़ मनुष्य नहीं जानते, ज्ञानरूपी नेत्रोंवाले ज्ञानी मनुष्य ही जानते हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
शरीर को त्यागते हुये, उसमें स्थित हुये अथवा (विषयों को) भोगते हुये, गुणों से समन्वित आत्मा को विमूढ़ लोग नहीं देखते हैं; (परन्तु) ज्ञानचक्षु वाले पुरुष उसे देखते 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.
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