Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 46
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।
स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः ॥
Say ityataḥ pravṛittir bhūtānāṁ yena sarvam idaṁ tatam
sva-karmaṇā tam abhyarchya siddhiṁ vindati mānavaḥ
Translation
He from whom all the beings have evolved and by whom all this is pervaded, worshipping Him with his own duty, one attains perfection.
Swami Sivananda
A human being achieves success by adoring, through his own duties, Him from whom is the origin of creatures and by whom all this is pervaded.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
From whom all beings arise and by whom all this is pervaded—by worshipping Him with one's own duty, one reaches perfection.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
From whence the activities of the beings arise, and by which this universe is pervaded—worshipping That by one's own prescribed action, one attains success.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
One reaches perfection by dedicating their actions to God, Who is the source of all being and fills everything.
Shri Purohit Swami
जिस परमात्मासे सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंकी उत्पत्ति होती है और जिससे यह सम्पूर्ण संसार व्याप्त है, उस परमात्माका अपने कर्मके द्वारा पूजन करके मनुष्य सिद्धिको प्राप्त हो जाता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
जिस (परमात्मा) से भूतमात्र की प्रवृत्ति अर्थात् उत्पत्ति हुई है और जिससे यह सम्पूर्ण जगत् व्याप्त है, उस (परमात्मा) की स्वकर्म द्वारा पूजा करके मनुष्य सिद्धि को प्राप्त होता 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.