Chapter 16: Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga, verse 11
चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः।
कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्िचताः ॥
Say itchintām aparimeyāṁ cha pralayāntām upāśhritāḥ
kāmopabhoga-paramā etāvad iti niśhchitāḥ
Translation
Giving themselves over to immeasurable cares that end only with death, regarding the gratification of lust as their highest aim, and feeling sure that that is all.
Swami Sivananda
Beset with innumerable cares that end only with death, holding that the enjoyment of desirable objects is the highest goal, they feel sure that this is all.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Obsessed by unlimited cares that end with dissolution, looking upon the enjoyment of desires as their highest aim, and convinced that this is all;
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Adhering to their ultimate and unending anxiety; viewing the gratification of their desires as their highest goal; believing that this is all that exists;
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Poring anxiously over evil resolutions that only end in death, seeking only the gratification of desire as the highest goal, and seeing nothing beyond—
Shri Purohit Swami
वे मृत्युपर्यन्त रहनेवाली अपार चिन्ताओंका आश्रय लेनेवाले, पदार्थोंका संग्रह और उनका भोग करनेमें ही लगे रहनेवाले और 'जो कुछ है, वह इतना ही है' -- ऐसा निश्चय करनेवाले होते हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
मरणपर्यन्त रहने वाली अपरिमित चिन्ताओं से ग्रस्त और विषयोपभोग को ही परम लक्ष्य मानने वाले ये आसुरी लोग इस निश्चित मत के होते हैं कि "इतना ही (सत्य, आनन्द) 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.