Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 36
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।
अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति ॥
Say itsukhaṁ tv idānīṁ tri-vidhaṁ śhṛiṇu me bharatarṣhabha
abhyāsād ramate yatra duḥkhāntaṁ cha nigachchhati
yat tad agre viṣham iva pariṇāme ‘mṛitopamam
tat sukhaṁ sāttvikaṁ proktam ātma-buddhi-prasāda-jam
Translation
And now, O Arjuna, hear from Me of the threefold pleasure, in which one rejoices through practice and surely comes to the end of pain.
Swami Sivananda
Now hear from Me, O scion of the Bharata dynasty, as regards the three kinds of joy: That in which one delights due to habit, and certainly attains the cessation of sorrows; [S. and S.S. take the second line of this verse along with the next verse referring to sattvika happiness.-Tr.]
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Now hear from Me, O Arjuna, the threefold division of pleasure৷৷ that in which one rejoices through long practice and in which one comes to the end of pain.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
O best among the Bharatas! Now, you must also listen to Me about the three-fold happiness, wherein one delights in practice and attains the end of suffering.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day by day delivers one from misery.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे भरतवंशियोंमें श्रेष्ठ अर्जुन ! अब तीन प्रकारके सुखको भी तुम मेरेसे सुनो। जिसमें अभ्याससे रमण होता है और जिससे दुःखोंका अन्त हो जाता है, ऐसा वह परमात्मविषयक बुद्धिकी प्रसन्नतासे पैदा होनेवाला जो सुख (सांसारिक आसक्तिके कारण) आरम्भमें विषकी तरह और परिणाममें अमृतकी तरह होता है, वह सुख सात्त्विक कहा गया है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे भरतश्रेष्ठ ! अब तुम त्रिविध सुख को मुझसे सुनो, जिसमें (साधक पुरुष) अभ्यास से रमता है और दु:खों के अन्त को प्राप्त होता है (जहाँ उसके दु:खों का अन्त हो जाता 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.