Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 55
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।
ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम् ॥
Say itbhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaśh chāsmi tattvataḥ
tato māṁ tattvato jñātvā viśhate tad-anantaram
Translation
By devotion, he knows Me in truth, who and what I am; then, having known Me in truth, he immediately enters into the Supreme.
Swami Sivananda
Through devotion, he knows Me in reality, as to what and who I am. Then, having known Me truly, he enters into Me immediately afterward.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Through devotion, he comes to know Me fully—who and what I am in reality, who I am and how I am. Knowing Me thus in truth, he forthwith enters into Me.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Through devotion he comes to know of Me: Who I am and how, in fact, I am—having correctly known Me, he enters into Me. Then afterwards,
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realizing the truth, he enters into My kingdom.
Shri Purohit Swami
उस पराभक्तिसे मेरेको, मैं जितना हूँ और जो हूँ -- इसको तत्त्वसे जान लेता है तथा मेरेको तत्त्वसे जानकर फिर तत्काल मेरेमें प्रविष्ट हो जाता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
(उस परा) भक्ति के द्वारा मुझे वह तत्त्वत: जानता है कि मैं कितना (व्यापक) हूँ तथा मैं क्या हूँ। (इस प्रकार) तत्त्वत: जानने के पश्चात् तत्काल ही वह मुझमें प्रवेश कर जाता है, अर्थात् मत्स्वरूप बन 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.