Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 72
कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।
कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय ॥
Say itkachchid etach chhrutaṁ pārtha tvayaikāgreṇa chetasā
kachchid ajñāna-sammohaḥ pranaṣhṭas te dhanañjaya
Translation
Has this been heard, O Arjuna, with one-pointed focus? Has the delusion of your ignorance been destroyed, O Dhananjaya?
Swami Sivananda
O Partha, have you listened to this with a one-pointed mind? O Dhananjaya, has your delusion caused by ignorance been dispelled?
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Have you heard this, O Arjuna, with a single-minded focus? Has your delusion, caused by ignorance, been dispelled?
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
O son of Prtha! Have you heard this with an attentive mind? O Dhananjaya! Has your strong delusion, born of ignorance, been completely destroyed?
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
O Arjuna, have you listened attentively to My words? Has your ignorance and delusion gone?
Shri Purohit Swami
हे पृथानन्दन ! क्या तुमने एकाग्र-चित्तसे इसको सुना ?और हे धनञ्जय ! क्या तुम्हारा अज्ञानसे उत्पन्न मोह नष्ट हुआ ?
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे पार्थ ! क्या इसे (मेरे उपदेश को) तुमने एकाग्रचित्त होकर श्रवण किया ? और हे धनञ्जय ! क्या तुम्हारा अज्ञान जनित संमोह पूर्णतया नष्ट हुआ ?
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.