Chapter 5: Karma Sanyasa Yoga, verse 25
लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः।
छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः ॥
Say itlabhante brahma-nirvāṇam ṛiṣhayaḥ kṣhīṇa-kalmaṣhāḥ
chhinna-dvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ
Translation
The sages obtain absolute freedom or Moksha when their sins have been destroyed, their dualities have been torn asunder, they are self-controlled, and they are intent on the welfare of all beings.
Swami Sivananda
The seers whose sins have been attenuated, who are free from doubt, whose senses are under control, who are engaged in doing good to all beings, attain absorption in Brahman.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
The sages, who are free from the pairs of opposites, whose minds are well subdued, and who are devoted to the welfare of all beings, become cleansed of all impurities and attain the bliss of Brahman.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
At all times, there is the transcendent Brahman for the ascetics who have severed their connection with desire and anger, who have controlled their minds and have realized their Self.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Sages whose sins have been washed away, whose sense of separateness has dissipated, who have subdued themselves, and seek only the welfare of all, come to the Eternal Spirit.
Shri Purohit Swami
जिनका शरीर मन-बुद्धि-इन्द्रियोंसहित वशमें है, जो सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंके हितमें रत हैं, जिनके सम्पूर्ण संशय मिट गये हैं, जिनके सम्पूर्ण कल्मष (दोष) नष्ट हो गये हैं, वे विवेकी साधक निर्वाण ब्रह्मको प्राप्त होते हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
वे ऋषिगण मोक्ष को प्राप्त होते हैं - जिनके पाप नष्ट हो गये हैं, जो छिन्नसंशय, संयमी और भूतमात्र के हित में रमने वाले 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.