Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga, verse 41
योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणं ज्ञानसंछिन्नसंशयम्।
आत्मवन्तं न कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय ॥
Say ityoga-sannyasta-karmāṇaṁ jñāna-sañchhinna-sanśhayam
ātmavantaṁ na karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjaya
Translation
He who has renounced actions through Yoga, whose doubts have been dispelled by knowledge, and who is self-possessed—such a one is not bound by actions, O Arjuna.
Swami Sivananda
O Dhananjaya (Arjuna), actions do not bind one who has renounced actions through yoga, whose doubts have been fully dispelled by Knowledge, and who is not inattentive.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Actions do not bind him, O Arjuna, who has renounced them through Karma Yoga and whose doubts have been dispelled by knowledge, and who thus possesses a steady mind.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
O Dhananjaya! Actions do not bind him who has renounced all actions through Yoga; who has cut off his doubts by the sword of knowledge; and who is a master of his own self.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
But the one who has renounced their actions for meditation, who has cleaved their doubts in two by the sword of wisdom, and who remains always enthroned in their Self, is not bound by their actions.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे धनञ्जय ! योग- (समता-) के द्वारा जिसका सम्पूर्ण कर्मोंसे सम्बन्ध-विच्छेद हो गया है और ज्ञानके द्वारा जिसके सम्पूर्ण संशयोंका नाश हो गया है, ऐसे स्वरूप-परायण मनुष्यको कर्म नहीं बाँधते।
Swami Ramsukhdas
जिसने योगद्वारा कर्मों का संन्यास किया है, ज्ञानद्वारा जिसके संशय नष्ट हो गये हैं, ऐसे आत्मवान् पुरुष को, हे धनंजय ! कर्म नहीं बांधते 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.