Chapter 7: Gyaan Vigyana Yoga, verse 21
यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति।
तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम् ॥
Say ityo yo yāṁ yāṁ tanuṁ bhaktaḥ śhraddhayārchitum ichchhati
tasya tasyāchalāṁ śhraddhāṁ tām eva vidadhāmyaham
Translation
Whatever form any devotee desires to worship with faith, I make that same faith of his firm and unflinching.
Swami Sivananda
Whichever form of a deity any devotee wants to worship with faith, I strengthen that very firm faith of theirs.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Whichever devotee seeks to worship with faith whatever form, I make their faith steadfast.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Whatever form of deity a devotee, whomever they may be, desires to worship with faith, I assume that form which is firm and is according to their faith.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
But whatever form of worship, if the devotee has faith, then I set My own seal upon their faith in that worship.
Shri Purohit Swami
जो-जो भक्त जिस-जिस देवताका श्रद्धापूर्वक पूजन करना चाहता है, उस-उस देवताके प्रति मैं उसकी श्रद्धाको दृढ़ कर देता हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
जो-जो (सकामी) भक्त जिस-जिस (देवता के) रूप को श्रद्धा से पूजना चाहता है, उस-उस (भक्त) की मैं उस ही देवता के प्रति श्रद्धा को स्थिर करता 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.