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
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
The Blessed Lord said, "O Partha, hear how, with your mind fixed on Me, practicing the Yoga of Meditation and taking refuge in Me, you will certainly and fully know Me.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
The Lord said, "With your mind focused on Me, taking Me as your support, and practicing yoga—how can you, without doubt, know Me fully? Hear, O Arjuna."
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
The Bhagavat said, "O son of Prtha, hear from Me how, with your mind attached to Me, practicing yoga, and taking refuge in Me, you shall understand Me fully, without any doubt."
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Lord Shri Krishna said: Listen, O Arjuna! I will tell you how you can know Me in my full perfection. Practice meditation with your mind devoted to Me and take Me as your refuge.
Shri Purohit Swami
श्रीभगवान् बोले -- हे पृथानन्दन ! मुझमें आसक्त मनवाला, मेरे आश्रित होकर योगका अभ्यास करता हुआ तू मेरे समग्ररूपको निःसन्देह जैसा जानेगा, उसको सुन।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे पार्थ ! मुझमें असक्त हुए मन वाले तथा मदाश्रित होकर योग का अभ्यास करते हुए जिस प्रकार तुम मुझे समग्ररूप से, बिना किसी संशय के, जानोगे वह सुनो।
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.