Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 70
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।
ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः ॥
Say itadhyeṣhyate cha ya imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṁvādam āvayoḥ
jñāna-yajñena tenāham iṣhṭaḥ syām iti me matiḥ
Translation
And he who studies this sacred dialogue of ours, by him I shall have been worshipped through the sacrifice of wisdom; such is my conviction.
Swami Sivananda
And he who will study this sacred conversation between us two, which is conducive to virtue, by him I shall be adored through the Sacrifice of Knowledge. This is My judgment.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
And he who will study our dialogue, which is consistent with Dharma, by him I shall be worshipped through the sacrifice of knowledge; that is My view.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Whoever would learn this sacred dialogue of both of us, by them I am delighted through the knowledge-sacrifice: This is my opinion.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure you, they shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom.
Shri Purohit Swami
जो मनुष्य हम दोनोंके इस धर्ममय संवादका अध्ययन करेगा, उसके द्वारा भी मैं ज्ञानयज्ञसे पूजित होऊँगा -- ऐसा मेरा मत है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
जो पुरुष, हम दोनों के इस धर्ममय संवाद का पठन करेगा, उसके द्वारा मैं ज्ञानयज्ञ से पूजित होऊँगा - ऐसा मेरा 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.