Chapter 17: Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga, verse 27
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।
कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते ॥
Say ityajñe tapasi dāne cha sthitiḥ sad iti chochyate
karma chaiva tad-arthīyaṁ sad ity evābhidhīyate
Translation
Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and gift is also called 'Sat', and action in connection with these, or for the sake of the Supreme, is also called 'Sat'.
Swami Sivananda
And the steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and charity is spoken of as sat (good). And even the action meant for these is, indeed, called as sat.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Devotion to sacrifice, austerity, and gifts is also referred to as Sat; and thus, any action for such purposes is known as Sat.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Steadfastness is performing sacrifice, austerity, and giving gifts; this act is hence justly called SAT.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Conviction in sacrifice, austerity, and giving is also called Sat. So too, an action done only for the Lord's sake.
Shri Purohit Swami
यज्ञ, तप और दानरूप क्रियामें जो स्थिति (निष्ठा) है, वह भी 'सत्' -- ऐसे कही जाती है और उस परमात्माके निमित्त किया जानेवाला कर्म भी 'सत्' -- ऐसा ही कहा जाता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
यज्ञ, तप और दान में दृढ़ स्थिति भी सत् कही जाती है, और उस (परमात्मा) के लिए किया गया कर्म भी सत् ही कहलाता 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.