Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 65
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।
मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे ॥
Say itman-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru
mām evaiṣhyasi satyaṁ te pratijāne priyo ‘si me
Translation
Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, sacrifice to Me, bow down to Me. You will come to Me; I truly promise you this, for you are dear to Me.
Swami Sivananda
Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, offer sacrifices to Me, and bow down to Me. Thus, you will come to Me alone. I promise you this truth, for you are dear to Me.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Focus your mind on Me. Be My devotee. Worship Me. Prostrate before Me. You will come to Me alone. I promise you truly; for you are dear to Me.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Fix your mind on Me; be devoted to Me; offer oblations to Me and bow down to Me; you will come to Me alone. I promise you this truly, for you are dear to Me.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Dedicate yourself to Me, worship Me, sacrifice all for Me, prostrate yourself before Me, and you will surely come to Me. I truly pledge to you; you are My beloved.
Shri Purohit Swami
तू मेरा भक्त हो जा, मेरेमें मनवाला हो जा, मेरा पूजन करनेवाला हो जा और मेरेको नमस्कार कर। ऐसा करनेसे तू मेरेको ही प्राप्त हो जायगा -- यह मैं तेरे सामने सत्य प्रतिज्ञा करता हूँ; क्योंकि तू मेरा अत्यन्त प्रिय है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
तुम मच्चित, मद्भक्त और मेरे पूजक (मद्याजी) बनो और मुझे नमस्कार करो; (इस प्रकार) तुम मुझे ही प्राप्त होगे; यह मैं तुम्हे सत्य वचन देता हूँ,(क्योंकि) तुम मेरे प्रिय हो।
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.