Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 6
एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।
कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्िचतं मतमुत्तमम् ॥
Say itetāny api tu karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalāni cha
kartavyānīti me pārtha niśhchitaṁ matam uttamam
Translation
But even these actions should be performed, leaving aside attachment and the desire for rewards, O Arjuna; this is my certain and most assured conviction.
Swami Sivananda
But even these actions must be undertaken by renouncing attachment and hankering for results. This is My firm and definitive conclusion, O Partha.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
It is My decided and final view that even these acts should be done, O Arjuna, with relinquishment of attachment and the forsaking of the fruits thereof.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Even these actions should be performed by relinquishing attachment and the fruits thereof; this is my considered best opinion, O son of Prtha!
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
But they should be done with detachment and without thought of reward. This is my final judgement.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे पार्थ ! (पूर्वोक्त यज्ञ, दान और तप -- ) इन कर्मोंको तथा दूसरे भी कर्मोंको आसक्ति और फलोंका त्याग करके करना चाहिये -- यह मेरा निश्चित किया हुआ उत्तम मत है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे पार्थ ! इन कर्मों को भी, फल और आसक्ति को त्यागकर करना चाहिए, यह मेरा निश्चय किया हुआ उत्तम मत 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.