Chapter 7: Gyaan Vigyana Yoga, verse 10
बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम्।
बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् ॥
Say itbījaṁ māṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ viddhi pārtha sanātanam
buddhir buddhimatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham
Translation
Know Me, O Arjuna, as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent, and the splendour of the splendid objects.
Swami Sivananda
O Partha, know Me to be the eternal seed of all beings. I am the intellect of the intelligent, and I am the courage of the courageous.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Know Me, O Arjuna, to be the primeval seed of all beings. I am the intelligence of the discerning and the brilliance of the brilliant.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
O son of Prtha! Know Me as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intellect of the intellectuals and the brilliance of the brilliant.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Know, O Arjuna, that I am the eternal seed of being; I am the intelligence of the intelligent, the splendour of the resplendent.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे पृथानन्दन ! सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंका अनादि बीज मुझे जान। बुद्धिमानोंमें बुद्धि और तेजस्वियोंमें तेज मैं हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे पार्थ ! सम्पूर्ण भूतों का सनातन बीज (कारण) मुझे ही जानो; मैं बुद्धिमानों की बुद्धि और तेजस्वियों का तेज हूँ।
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.