Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga, verse 71
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।
निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति ॥
Say itvihāya kāmān yaḥ sarvān pumānśh charati niḥspṛihaḥ
nirmamo nirahankāraḥ sa śhāntim adhigachchhati
Translation
That person attains peace who, abandoning all desires, moves about without longing, without the sense of ownership, and without egoism.
Swami Sivananda
That man attains peace who, after rejecting all desires, moves about free from hankering, without the idea of 'me' and 'mine', and devoid of pride.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
The one who, abandoning all desires, abides without longing, possession, and the sense of 'I' and 'mine', wins peace.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
That person, who, by abandoning all desires, consumes [objects] without longing, without a sense of ownership, and without egotism, attains peace.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
He attains peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing that he can call his own and is free from pride.
Shri Purohit Swami
जो मनुष्य सम्पूर्ण कामनाओंका त्याग करके स्पृहारहित, ममतारहित और अहंकाररहित होकर आचरण करता है, वह शान्तिको प्राप्त होता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
जो पुरुष सब कामनाओं को त्यागकर स्पृहारहित? ममभाव रहित और निरहंकार हुआ विचरण करता है? वह शान्ति 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.