Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 68
य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति।
भक्ितं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः ॥
Say itya idaṁ paramaṁ guhyaṁ mad-bhakteṣhv abhidhāsyati
bhaktiṁ mayi parāṁ kṛitvā mām evaiṣhyaty asanśhayaḥ
Translation
He who, with supreme devotion to Me, teaches this supreme secret to My devotees, shall undoubtedly come to Me.
Swami Sivananda
He who, entertaining supreme devotion to Me, speaks of this highest secret to My devotees, will without doubt reach Me alone.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
He who proclaims this supreme mystery among My devotees shall come to Me, acquiring supreme devotion towards Me. There is no doubt about this.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Whoever declares this highest secret to My devotees, cultivating an utmost devotion towards Me and not entertaining any doubt, shall reach Me.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and he shall surely come to Me.
Shri Purohit Swami
मेरेमें पराभक्ति करके जो इस परम गोपनीय संवाद-(गीता-ग्रन्थ) को मेरे भक्तोंमें कहेगा, वह मुझे ही प्राप्त होगा -- इसमें कोई सन्देह नहीं है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
जो पुरुष मुझसे परम प्रेम (परा भक्ति) करके इस परम गुह्य ज्ञान का उपदेश मेरे भक्तों को देता है, वह नि:सन्देह मुझे ही प्राप्त होता 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.