Chapter 3: Karma Yoga, verse 30
मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा।
निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः ॥
Say itmayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi sannyasyādhyātma-chetasā
nirāśhīr nirmamo bhūtvā yudhyasva vigata-jvaraḥ
Translation
Renouncing all actions in Me, with the mind centered on the Self, free from hope and egoism, and from mental fever, fight thou.
Swami Sivananda
Free from the fever of the soul, dedicate all actions to Me, with your mind intent on the Self, and become free from expectations and egoism, and engage in battle.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Surrender all your actions to Me, with a mind focused on the Self, free from desire and selfishness, and fight with the heat of excitement abated.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Renouncing all actions in Me, with a mind that concentrates on the Self; being free from the act of resting and from the sense of possession; and consequently being free from mental fever; you should fight.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Therefore, surrender your actions to Me, keep your thoughts focused on the Absolute, free from selfishness and without expecting a reward, with a mind free from excitement, begin to fight.
Shri Purohit Swami
तू विवेकवती बुद्धिके द्वारा सम्पूर्ण कर्तव्य-कर्मोंको मेरे अर्पण करके कामना, ममता और संताप-रहित होकर युद्धरूप कर्तव्य-कर्मको कर।
Swami Ramsukhdas
सम्पूर्ण कर्मों का मुझ में संन्यास करके, आशा और ममता से रहित होकर, संतापरहित हुए तुम युद्ध करो।
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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