Chapter 6: Dhyana Yoga, verse 27
प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम्।
उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम् ॥
Say itpraśhānta-manasaṁ hyenaṁ yoginaṁ sukham uttamam
upaiti śhānta-rajasaṁ brahma-bhūtam akalmaṣham
Translation
Supreme Bliss indeed comes to this Yogi whose mind is made peaceful, whose passion is quelled, who has become Brahman, and who is free from sin.
Swami Sivananda
Supreme Bliss comes to this yogi alone whose mind has become perfectly tranquil, whose quality of rajas has been eliminated, who has become identified with Brahman, and is untainted.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
For supreme happiness comes to the Yogin whose mind is at peace, who is free from evil, from whom Rajas has departed, and who has become the Brahman.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Indeed, the Supreme Bliss comes to this highly tranquil-minded man of Yoga, whose passions remain stilled, who has become one with the Brahman, and who is free from sins.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Supreme bliss is the lot of the sage whose mind attains peace, whose passions subside, who is without sin, and who becomes one with the Absolute.
Shri Purohit Swami
जिसके सब पाप नष्ट हो गये हैं, जिसका रजोगुण तथा मन सर्वथा शान्त(निर्मल) हो गया है, ऐसे इस ब्रह्मस्वरूप योगीको निश्चित ही उत्तम (सात्त्विक) सुख प्राप्त होता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
जिसका मन प्रशान्त है, जो पापरहित (अकल्मषम्) है और जिसका रजोगुण (विक्षेप) शांत हुआ है, ऐसे ब्रह्मरूप हुए इस योगी को उत्तम सुख प्राप्त होता 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.