Chapter 15: Purushottama Yoga, verse 11
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।
यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः ॥
Say ityatanto yoginaśh chainaṁ paśhyanty ātmany avasthitam
yatanto ‘py akṛitātmāno nainaṁ paśhyanty achetasaḥ
Translation
The yogis striving for perfection behold Him dwelling in the Self; but, the unrefined and unintelligent, even though striving, do not see Him.
Swami Sivananda
And the diligent yogis see this one existing within themselves. The non-discriminating ones who lack self-control, however, do not see this one, even though they are diligent.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
The striving yogis perceive it established in themselves. But, though striving, those of unrefined minds, devoid of intelligence, do not perceive it.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
The exerting men of Yoga perceive Him dwelling in the Self; [however], the unintelligent men, with their uncontrolled selves, do not perceive Him, even though they exert.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
The saints, with great effort, find Him within themselves; however, the unintelligent, despite their efforts, cannot control their minds.
Shri Purohit Swami
यत्न करनेवाले योगीलोग अपने-आपमें स्थित इस परमात्मतत्त्वका अनुभव करते हैं। परन्तु जिन्होंने अपना अन्तःकरण शुद्ध नहीं किया है, ऐसे अविवेकी मनुष्य यत्न करनेपर भी इस तत्त्वका अनुभव नहीं करते।
Swami Ramsukhdas
योगीजन प्रयत्न करते हुये ही अपने हृदय में स्थित आत्मा को देखते हैं, जब कि अशुद्ध अन्त:करण वाले (अकृतात्मान:) और अविवेकी (अचेतस:) लोग यत्न करते हुये भी इसे नहीं 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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