Chapter 7: Gyaan Vigyana Yoga, verse 13
त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्।
मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम् ॥
Say ittribhir guṇa-mayair bhāvair ebhiḥ sarvam idaṁ jagat
mohitaṁ nābhijānāti māmebhyaḥ param avyayam
Translation
Deluded by these Natures, composed of the three qualities of Nature, all this world does not know Me as distinct from them and immutable.
Swami Sivananda
All this world, deluded as it is by these three qualities made of the gunas, does not know Me, who am transcendental to these and undecaying.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
The entire universe is deluded by these three states originating from the Gunas (of Prakrti), and fails to recognize Me, who am beyond them and immutable.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Being deluded by these three strands of nature, this entire world does not recognize Me, who am eternal and transcend these strands.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
The inhabitants of the world, misled by the natures engendered by the Qualities, do not know that I am higher than them all and that I do not change.
Shri Purohit Swami
किन्तु - इन तीनों गुणरूप भावोंसे मोहित यह सब जगत् इन गुणोंसे अतीत अविनाशी मुझे नहीं जानता।
Swami Ramsukhdas
त्रिगुणों से उत्पन्न इन भावों (विकारों) से सम्पूर्ण जगत् (लोग) मोहित हुआ इन (गुणों) से परे अव्यय स्वरूप मुझे नहीं जानता 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.