Chapter 3: Karma Yoga, verse 34
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।
तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ ॥
Say itindriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣhau vyavasthitau
tayor na vaśham āgachchhet tau hyasya paripanthinau
Translation
Attachment and aversion for the objects of the senses abide in the senses; let no one come under their sway; for, they are his enemies.
Swami Sivananda
Attraction and repulsion are ordained with respect to the objects of all the organs. One should not be swayed by these two, as they are adversaries.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Each sense has a fixed attachment to and aversion for its corresponding object, but one should not come under their sway, for they are enemies.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
For a man of worldly life, there are clearly fixed likes and dislikes with regard to the objects of each of his sense organs. These are the obstacles for him; the wise would not come under their control.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
The love and hate that are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them, as they only obstruct the path.
Shri Purohit Swami
इन्द्रिय-इन्द्रियके अर्थमें (प्रत्येक इन्द्रियके प्रत्येक विषयमें) मनुष्यके राग और द्वेष व्यवस्थासे (अनुकूलता और प्रतिकूलताको लेकर) स्थित हैं। मनुष्यको उन दोनोंके वशमें नहीं होना चाहिये; क्योंकि वे दोनों ही इसके (पारमार्थिक मार्गमें विघ्न डालनेवाले) शत्रु हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
इन्द्रियइन्द्रिय (अर्थात् प्रत्येक इन्द्रिय) के विषय के प्रति (मन में) रागद्वेष रहते हैं; मनुष्य को चाहिये कि वह उन दोनों के वश में न हो; क्योंकि वे इसके (मनुष्य के) शत्रु हैं।
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.