Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 56
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।
मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम् ॥
Say itsarva-karmāṇy api sadā kurvāṇo mad-vyapāśhrayaḥ
mat-prasādād avāpnoti śhāśhvataṁ padam avyayam
Translation
Having taken refuge in Me and doing all actions, by My grace he obtains the eternal, indestructible state of being.
Swami Sivananda
Ever engaging in all actions, one to whom I am the refuge, attains the eternal, immutable state through my grace.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Taking refuge in Me and performing all works constantly, one, by My grace, attains the eternal and immutable abode.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Performing all his actions all the time and taking refuge in Me, he attains, through My grace, the eternal, changeless state.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Relying on Me in all his actions and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My grace, eternal and unchangeable life.
Shri Purohit Swami
मेरा आश्रय लेनेवाला भक्त सदा सब कर्म करता हुआ भी मेरी कृपासे शाश्वत अविनाशी पदको प्राप्त हो जाता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
जो पुरुष मदाश्रित होकर सदैव समस्त कर्मों को करता है, वह मेरे प्रसाद (अनुग्रह) से शाश्वत, अव्यय पद को प्राप्त कर लेता 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.
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