Chapter 7: Gyaan Vigyana Yoga, verse 26
वेदाहं समतीतानि वर्तमानानि चार्जुन।
भविष्याणि च भूतानि मां तु वेद न कश्चन ॥
Say itvedāhaṁ samatītāni vartamānāni chārjuna
bhaviṣhyāṇi cha bhūtāni māṁ tu veda na kaśhchana
Translation
I know, O Arjuna, the beings of the past, the present, and the future; however, no one knows Me.
Swami Sivananda
O Arjuna, I know the past, present, and future beings; but no one knows Me!
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
I know all beings, O Arjuna, past, present, and those to come; but no one knows Me.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
O Arjuna, I know the beings that have gone, that are present, and those yet to be born; but no one knows Me.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
I know, O Arjuna, all beings in the past, the present, and the future; but they do not know Me.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे अर्जुन ! जो प्राणी भूतकालमें हो चुके हैं, तथा जो वर्तमानमें हैं और जो भविष्यमें होंगे, उन सब प्राणियोंको तो मैं जानता हूँ; परन्तु मेरेको कोई (मूढ़ मनुष्य) नहीं जानता।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे अर्जुन ! पूर्व में व्यतीत हुए और वर्तमान में स्थित तथा भविष्य में होने वाले भूतमात्र को मैं जानता हूँ, परन्तु मुझे कोई भी पुरुष नहीं जानता हैं।
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.