Chapter 16: Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga, verse 19
तानहं द्विषतः क्रूरान्संसारेषु नराधमान्।
क्षिपाम्यजस्रमशुभानासुरीष्वेव योनिषु ॥
Say ittān ahaṁ dviṣhataḥ krūrān sansāreṣhu narādhamān
kṣhipāmy ajasram aśhubhān āsurīṣhv eva yoniṣhu
Translation
Those cruel haters, the worst among men in the world, I hurl those evil-doers into the wombs of demons only.
Swami Sivananda
I cast forever those hateful, cruel, evil-doers in the worlds, the vilest of human beings, verily into the demonic classes.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Those who are hateful, cruel, the vilest and most inauspicious of mankind, I hurl forever into the cycles of births and deaths, into the wombs of demons.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
These hateful, cruel, and base men, I hurl incessantly into the inauspicious, demoniac wombs, alone in the cycle of birth and death.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Those who thus hate Me, who are cruel, the dregs of mankind, I condemn them to a continuous, miserable, and godless rebirth.
Shri Purohit Swami
उन द्वेष करनेवाले, क्रूर स्वभाववाले और संसारमें महान् नीच, अपवित्र मनुष्योंको मैं बार-बार आसुरी योनियोंमें गिराता ही रहता हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
ऐसे उन द्वेष करने वाले, क्रूरकर्मी और नराधमों को मैं संसार में बारम्बार (अजस्रम्) आसुरी योनियों में ही गिराता हूँ अर्थात् उत्पन्न करता हूँ।
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.