Chapter 6: Dhyana Yoga, verse 33
अर्जुन उवाच arjuna uvācha
योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।
एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम् ॥
Say ityo ’yaṁ yogas tvayā proktaḥ sāmyena madhusūdana
etasyāhaṁ na paśhyāmi chañchalatvāt sthitiṁ sthirām
Translation
Arjuna said, "O Krishna, I do not see how this Yoga of equanimity, which you have taught me, can be maintained steadily, due to the restlessness of the mind."
Swami Sivananda
Arjuna said, "O Madhusudana (Krsna), this Yoga that You have spoken of as sameness, I do not see its steady continuance due to the restlessness of the mind."
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Arjuna said, "O Krsna, this Yoga of reality, which You have declared, I do not see how it can be steady due to the fickleness of the mind."
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Arjuna said, "O slayer of Mandhu, this Yoga of equanimity which You have spoken of, I do not find a proper foundation for it due to the unsteadiness of the mind."
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Arjuna said: I do not see how I can attain this state of equanimity which You have revealed, owing to the restlessness of my mind.
Shri Purohit Swami
अर्जुन बोले -- हे मधुसूदन ! आपने समतापूर्वक जो यह योग कहा है, मनकी चञ्चलताके कारण मैं इस योगकी स्थिर स्थिति नहीं देखता हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे मधुसूदन ! जो यह साम्य योग आपने कहा, मैं मन के चंचल होने से इसकी चिरस्थायी स्थिति को नहीं देखता हूं।
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.