Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga, verse 3
स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः।
भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम् ॥
Say itsa evāyaṁ mayā te ’dya yogaḥ proktaḥ purātanaḥ
bhakto ’si me sakhā cheti rahasyaṁ hyetad uttamam
Translation
That same ancient yoga has been today taught to you by me, for you are my devotee and my friend; it is the supreme secret.
Swami Sivananda
That ancient Yoga itself, which is this, has been taught to you by Me today, considering you to be My devotee and friend, for this Yoga is a profound secret.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
It is the same ancient Yoga that I am now teaching you, for you are My devotee and My friend. For, this is a supreme mystery.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
The same ancient Yoga has now been taught to you by Me, on the grounds that you are both My devotee and friend. This is the highest secret.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
It is the same ancient path that I have now revealed to you, for you are my devotee and my friend. It is the supreme secret.
Shri Purohit Swami
तू मेरा भक्त और प्रिय सखा है, इसलिये वही यह पुरातन योग आज मैंने तुझसे कहा है; क्योंकि यह बड़ा उत्तम रहस्य है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
वह ही यह पुरातन योग आज मैंने तुम्हें कहा (सिखाया) क्योंकि तुम मेरे भक्त और मित्र हो। यह उत्तम रहस्य 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.