Chapter 15: Purushottama Yoga, verse 19
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्।
स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत ॥
Say ityo mām evam asammūḍho jānāti puruṣhottamam
sa sarva-vid bhajati māṁ sarva-bhāvena bhārata
Translation
He who, undeluded, knows Me as the highest Purusha, he, knowing all, worships Me with his whole being (heart), O Arjuna.
Swami Sivananda
O scion of the Bharata dynasty, he who, being free from delusion, knows Me, the supreme Person, thus, is all-knowing and adores Me with his whole being.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
He who, without delusion, thus knows Me as the Supreme Self, knows all, O Arjuna, and worships Me in every way.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
He who, not being deluded, thus knows Me as the Highest of persons—he knows all and serves Me with his entire being, O descendant of Bharata!
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
He who, with unclouded vision, sees Me as the Lord-God, knows all that there is to be known and will always worship Me with his whole heart.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे भरतवंशी अर्जुन ! इस प्रकार जो मोहरहित मनुष्य मुझे पुरुषोत्तम जानता है, वह सर्वज्ञ सब प्रकारसे मेरा ही भजन करता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे भारत ! इस प्रकार, जो, संमोहरहित, पुरुष मुझ पुरुषोत्तम को जानता है, वह सर्वज्ञ होकर सम्पूर्ण भाव से अर्थात् पूर्ण हृदय से मेरी भक्ति करता 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.