Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga, verse 72
एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति।
स्थित्वाऽस्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति ॥
Say iteṣhā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha naināṁ prāpya vimuhyati
sthitvāsyām anta-kāle ’pi brahma-nirvāṇam ṛichchhati
Translation
O son of Pritha, this is the eternal state, the Brahmic seat. Attaining this, one is not deluded. Being established in it, one attains oneness with Brahman even at the end of life.
Swami Sivananda
O Partha, this is the state of being established in Brahman. One does not become deluded after attaining this; one attains identification with Brahman by being established in this state even in the closing years of one's life.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
This is the Brahmic state, O Arjuna. No one attaining to this is deluded. By abiding in this state even at the hour of death, one will attain the Self.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
O son of Prtha! This is the Brahmanic state; having attained this, one never gets deluded again. Even by remaining in this [state] for a while, one attains at the time of death the Brahman, the Transcendent One.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
O Arjuna! This is the state of the Self, the Supreme Spirit, to which, if one attains, it shall never be taken away. Even at the time of leaving the body, one will remain firmly enthroned there and become one with the Eternal.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे पृथानन्दन ! यह ब्राह्मी स्थिति है। इसको प्राप्त होकर कभी कोई मोहित नहीं होता। इस स्थितिमें यदि अन्तकालमें भी स्थित हो जाय, तो निर्वाण (शान्त) ब्रह्मकी प्राप्ति हो जाती है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे पार्थ यह ब्राह्मी स्थिति है। इसे प्राप्त कर पुरुष मोहित नहीं होता। अन्तकाल में भी इस निष्ठा में स्थित होकर ब्रह्मनिर्वाण (ब्रह्म के साथ एकत्व) को प्राप्त होता 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.