Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga, verse 64
रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्।
आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति ॥
Say itrāga-dveṣha-viyuktais tu viṣhayān indriyaiśh charan
ātma-vaśhyair-vidheyātmā prasādam adhigachchhati
Translation
But the self-controlled man, moving among objects with the senses restrained and free from attraction and repulsion, attains peace.
Swami Sivananda
But by perceiving objects with the organs that are free from attraction and repulsion, and are under his own control, the self-controlled person attains serenity.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
But he who goes through the sense-objects with the senses free from love and hate, disciplined and controlled, attains serenity.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
On the contrary, one who moves about and consumes the sense-objects through their sense-organs, freed from desire and hatred and controlled in the Self—such a one, with a disciplined mind, attains serenity of disposition.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
But the self-controlled soul, who moves among sense objects, free from attachment or repulsion, wins eternal peace.
Shri Purohit Swami
वशीभूत अन्तःकरणवाला कर्मयोगी साधक रागद्वेषसे रहित अपने वशमें की हुई इन्द्रियोंके द्वारा विषयोंका सेवन करता हुआ अन्तःकरणकी निर्मलता को प्राप्त हो जाता है। निर्मलता प्राप्त होनेपर साधकके सम्पूर्ण दुःखोंका नाश हो जाता है और ऐसे शुद्ध चित्तवाले साधककी बुद्धि निःसन्देह बहुत जल्दी परमात्मामें स्थिर हो जाती है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
आत्मसंयमी (विधेयात्मा) पुरुष रागद्वेष से रहित अपने वश में की हुई (आत्मवश्यै) इन्द्रियों द्वारा विषयों को भोगता हुआ प्रसन्नता (प्रस्ेााद) प्राप्त करता 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.
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सङ्ग Attachment