Chapter 6: Dhyana Yoga, verse 39
एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः।
त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते ॥
Say itetan me sanśhayaṁ kṛiṣhṇa chhettum arhasyaśheṣhataḥ
tvad-anyaḥ sanśhayasyāsya chhettā na hyupapadyate
Translation
O Krishna, please completely dispel this doubt of mine, for it is not possible for anyone but You to do so.
Swami Sivananda
O Krsna, you should totally eradicate this doubt of mine, for none other than yourself can be the dispeller of this doubt!
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
O Krsna, you should altogether remove this doubt of mine, for there is no other remover of this doubt than you.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Please dispel this doubt of mine completely. But for You, O Krsna, no one else is capable of eradicating this doubt.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
My Lord! You are worthy to solve this doubt once and for all; there is no one else competent to do so, save Yourself.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे कृष्ण! मेरे इस सन्देहका सर्वथा छेदन करनेके लिये आप ही योग्य हैं; क्योंकि इस संशयका छेदन करनेवाला आपके सिवाय दूसरा कोई हो नहीं सकता।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे कृष्ण ! मेरे इस संशय को नि:शेष रूप से छेदन (निराकरण) करने के लिए आप ही योग्य है; क्योंकि आपके अतिरिक्त अन्य कोई इस संशय का छेदन करन वाला (छेत्ता) मिलना संभव नहीं 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.