Sārathi

Chapter 7: Gyaan Vigyana Yoga, verse 1

श्री भगवानुवाच śhrī bhagavān uvācha

मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः।
असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु ॥

Say itmayyāsakta-manāḥ pārtha yogaṁ yuñjan mad-āśhrayaḥ
asanśhayaṁ samagraṁ māṁ yathā jñāsyasi tach chhṛiṇu

Practice reciting

Translation

The Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, hear how you shall, without doubt, know Me fully, with your mind intent on Me, practicing Yoga and taking refuge in Me."

Swami Sivananda

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.