Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga, verse 25
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।
ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति ॥
Say itdaivam evāpare yajñaṁ yoginaḥ paryupāsate
brahmāgnāvapare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati
Translation
Some yogis perform sacrifice to the gods alone; while others, who have realized the Self, offer the Self as sacrifice in the fire of Brahman alone.
Swami Sivananda
Other yogis undertake sacrifice to gods alone, while others offer the Self as a sacrifice by themselves, in the fire of Brahman.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Some yogis resort only to the sacrifice relating to gods; others offer sacrifice into the fire of Brahman solely through sacrifice.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Certain other men of Yoga are completely devoted to yajna, connected with the devas, and offer that yajna, simply as a yajna, into the insatiable fire of the Brahman.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Some sages sacrifice to the powers, while others offer themselves on the altar of the eternal.
Shri Purohit Swami
अन्य योगीलोग भगवदर्पणरूप यज्ञका ही अनुष्ठान करते हैं और दूसरे योगीलोग ब्रह्मरूप अग्निमें विचाररूप यज्ञके द्वारा ही जीवात्मारूप यज्ञका हवन करते हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
कोई योगीजन देवताओं के पूजनरूप यज्ञ को ही करते हैं ; और दूसरे (ज्ञानीजन) ब्रह्मरूप अग्नि में यज्ञ के द्वारा यज्ञ को हवन करते 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.