Chapter 6: Dhyana Yoga, verse 45
प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिषः।
अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिम् ॥
Say itprayatnād yatamānas tu yogī sanśhuddha-kilbiṣhaḥ
aneka-janma-sansiddhas tato yāti parāṁ gatim
Translation
But the Yogi who strives assiduously, purified of sins and perfected gradually over many births, reaches the highest goal.
Swami Sivananda
However, the yogi, applying himself assiduously, becoming purified from sin and attaining perfection through many births, they achieve the highest Goal.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
But the yogi, striving earnestly, cleansed of all his stains and perfected through many births, reaches the supreme state.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
After that, the assiduous man of Yoga, having his sins completely cleansed and being perfected through many births, reaches the Supreme Goal.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Then, after many lives of earnest striving and absolution of sins, the student of spirituality attains perfection and reaches the Supreme.
Shri Purohit Swami
परन्तु जो योगी प्रयत्नपूर्वक यत्न करता है और जिसके पाप नष्ट हो गये हैं तथा जो अनेक जन्मोंसे सिद्ध हुआ है, वह योगी फिर परमगतिको प्राप्त हो जाता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
परन्तु प्रयत्नपूर्वक अभ्यास करने वाला योगी सम्पूर्ण पापों से शुद्ध होकर अनेक जन्मों से (शनै: शनै:) सिद्ध होता हुआ, तब परम गति को 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.