Chapter 6: Dhyana Yoga, verse 28
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः।
सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते ॥
Say ityuñjann evaṁ sadātmānaṁ yogī vigata-kalmaṣhaḥ
sukhena brahma-sansparśham atyantaṁ sukham aśhnute
Translation
The yogi, always engaging the mind thus (in the practice of yoga), is freed from sins and easily enjoys the infinite bliss of contact with Brahman (the Eternal).
Swami Sivananda
By constantly concentrating his mind in this way, the taintless yogi easily attains the absolute bliss of contact with Brahman.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Thus, devoting himself to the Yoga of the Self, freed from impurities, the yogin easily attains the supreme bliss of contact with the Brahman.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Thus, yoking the self always, the man of Yoga, with a subdued mind, easily attains complete union, that is, the Brahman.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Thus, free from sin, abiding always in the Eternal, the saint enjoys, without effort, the bliss that flows from the realization of the Infinite.
Shri Purohit Swami
इस प्रकार अपने-आपको सदा परमात्मामें लगाता हुआ पापरहित योगी सुखपूर्वक ब्रह्मप्राप्तिरूप अत्यन्त सुखको प्राप्त हो जाता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
इस प्रकार मन को सदा आत्मा में स्थिर करने का योग करने वाला पापरहित योगी सुखपूर्वक ब्रह्मसंस्पर्श का परम सुख प्राप्त करता 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.