Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga, verse 39
एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां श्रृणु।
बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि ॥
Say iteṣhā te ’bhihitā sānkhye
buddhir yoge tvimāṁ śhṛiṇu
buddhyā yukto yayā pārtha
karma-bandhaṁ prahāsyasi
Translation
This, which has been taught to you, is wisdom concerning Sankhya. Now listen to wisdom concerning Yoga, endowed with which, O Arjuna, you shall cast off the bonds of action.
Swami Sivananda
O Partha, this wisdom has been imparted to you from the standpoint of Self-realization. But listen to this wisdom from the standpoint of Yoga, endowed with which, you will get rid of the bondage of action.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
This Buddhi concerning the Self (Sankhya) has been imparted to you. Now listen to this with regard to Yoga, by following which you will get rid of the bondage of Karma.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Listen, how this knowledge, imparted to you for your Sankhya, is also for the Yoga; endowed with this knowledge, you shall cast off the bondage of action, O son of Prtha!
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
I have told you the philosophy of knowledge. Now, listen, and I will explain the philosophy of action, by means of which, O Arjuna, you will break through the bondage of all action.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे पार्थ! यह समबुद्धि तेरे लिए पहले सांख्ययोगमें कही गयी, अब तू इसको कर्मयोगके विषयमें सुन; जिस समबुद्धिसे युक्त हुआ तू कर्मबन्धनका त्याग कर देगा।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे पार्थ ! तुम्हें सांख्य विषयक ज्ञान कहा गया और अब इस (कर्म) योग से सम्बन्धित ज्ञान को सुनो जिस ज्ञान से युक्त होकर तुम कर्मबन्ध का नाश कर सकोगे।
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.