Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga, verse 17
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।
विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति ॥
Say itavināśhi tu tadviddhi yena sarvam idaṁ tatam
vināśham avyayasyāsya na kaśhchit kartum arhati
Translation
Know that to be indestructible, by which all this is pervaded. No one can cause the destruction of that, the Imperishable.
Swami Sivananda
But know that to be indestructible by which all this is pervaded. No one can bring about the destruction of this immutable.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Know that to be indestructible by which all this is pervaded. No one can cause the destruction of this immutable.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
And know That to be indestructible, by Which all this (universe) is pervaded; no one is capable of causing destruction to this unchanging One.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
The Spirit, which pervades all that is seen, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy it.
Shri Purohit Swami
अविनाशी तो उसको जान, जिससे यह सम्पूर्ण संसार व्याप्त है। इस अविनाशीका विनाश कोई भी नहीं कर सकता।
Swami Ramsukhdas
उस वस्तु को तुम अविनाशी जानों, जिससे यह सम्पूर्ण जगत् व्याप्त है। इस अव्यय का नाश करने में कोई भी समर्थ नहीं 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.