Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga, verse 34
तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया।
उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिनः ॥
Say ittad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśhnena sevayā
upadekṣhyanti te jñānaṁ jñāninas tattva-darśhinaḥ
Translation
Know that the wise who have realized the truth will instruct thee in that knowledge through long prostration, supplication, and service.
Swami Sivananda
Know that the wise ones who have realized the Truth will impart the Knowledge to you through prostration, inquiry, and service.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Know this through prostration, questioning, and service. The wise who have realized the truth will instruct you in knowledge.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Learn this from those endowed with knowledge, through prostration, inquiry, and service offered to them. Those who are endowed with knowledge and are capable of showing the truth will give you the truth nearby.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
This you shall learn by prostrating yourself at the master's feet, questioning them, and serving them. The wise who have realized the truth will teach you wisdom.
Shri Purohit Swami
उस- (तत्त्वज्ञान-) को (तत्त्वदर्शी ज्ञानी महापुरुषोंके पास जाकर) समझ। उनको साष्टाङ्ग दण्डवत् प्रणाम करनेसे, उनकी सेवा करनेसे और सरलतापूर्वक प्रश्न करनेसे वे तत्त्वदर्शी ज्ञानी महापुरुष तुझे उस तत्त्वज्ञानका उपदेश देंगे।
Swami Ramsukhdas
उस (ज्ञान) को (गुरु के समीप जाकर) साष्टांग प्रणिपात, प्रश्न तथा सेवा करके जानो; ये तत्त्वदर्शी ज्ञानी पुरुष तुम्हें ज्ञान का उपदेश करेंगे।
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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