Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 14
अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम्।
विविधाश्च पृथक्चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पञ्चमम् ॥
Say itadhiṣhṭhānaṁ tathā kartā karaṇaṁ cha pṛithag-vidham
vividhāśh cha pṛithak cheṣhṭā daivaṁ chaivātra pañchamam
Translation
The body, the doer, the various senses, the different functions of various kinds, and the presiding deity—the fifth.
Swami Sivananda
The locus, the agent, the different kinds of organs, the many and varied activities, and the divine are the fifth here.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
The seat of action, the agent, the various kinds of organs, the different and distinctive functions of vital air, and the fifth among these—Divinity—all these.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
The basis, the agent, the various instruments, the distinct activities of various kinds, and Destiny, which is the fifth factor, are all present.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
They have a body, a personality, physical organs, and manifold activities and destinies.
Shri Purohit Swami
इसमें (कर्मोंकी सिद्धिमें) अधिष्ठान तथा कर्ता और अनेक प्रकारके करण एवं विविध प्रकारकी अलग-अलग चेष्टाएँ और वैसे ही पाँचवाँ कारण दैव (संस्कार) है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
अधिष्ठान (शरीर), कर्ता ,विविध करण (इन्द्रियादि) ,विविध और पृथक्-पृथक् चेष्टाएं तथा पाँचवा हेतु दैव 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.
Verse map
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दर्प PrideCultivates
अमानित्व HumilityIdeas
कर्म karma