Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 66
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज।
अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः ॥
Say itsarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śharaṇaṁ vraja
ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣhayiṣhyāmi mā śhuchaḥ
Translation
Abandon all duties and take refuge in Me alone; I will liberate you from all sins; do not grieve.
Swami Sivananda
Abandon all forms of rites and duties, and take refuge in Me alone. I will free you from all sins; do not grieve.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Relinquishing all Dharmas completely, seek Me alone for refuge. I will release you from all sins; grieve not.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Abandon all attributes and come to Me as your only refuge; I will rescue you from all sins; do not be sorrowful.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Give up your earthly duties, surrender yourself to Me alone. Do not be anxious; I will absolve you from all your sins.
Shri Purohit Swami
सम्पूर्ण धर्मोंका आश्रय छोड़कर तू केवल मेरी शरणमें आ जा। मैं तुझे सम्पूर्ण पापोंसे मुक्त कर दूँगा, चिन्ता मत कर।
Swami Ramsukhdas
सब धर्मों का परित्याग करके तुम एक मेरी ही शरण में आओ, मैं तुम्हें समस्त पापों से मुक्त कर दूँगा, तुम शोक मत करो।
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.