Chapter 8: Akshara Brahma Yoga, verse 14
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।
तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः ॥
Say itananya-chetāḥ satataṁ yo māṁ smarati nityaśhaḥ
tasyāhaṁ sulabhaḥ pārtha nitya-yuktasya yoginaḥ
Translation
I am easily attainable by that ever-steadfast yogi who constantly and daily remembers me for a long time, not thinking of anything else with a single-minded or one-pointed focus, O Partha.
Swami Sivananda
O son of Prtha, to that yogi of constant concentration and single-minded attention, who remembers Me uninterruptedly and for a long time, I am easily attained.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
O son of Prtha, to that yogi of constant concentration and single-minded attention, who remembers Me uninterruptedly and for a long time, I am easy to attain.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
And whoever constantly bears Me in mind, never attached to any other object—for this yogi, ever devoted, I am easy to attain, O son of Prtha!
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
To him who constantly thinks of Me and nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, I am ever accessible.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे पृथानन्दन ! अनन्यचित्तवाला जो मनुष्य मेरा नित्य-निरन्तर स्मरण करता है, उस नित्ययुक्त योगीके लिये मैं सुलभ हूँ अर्थात् उसको सुलभतासे प्राप्त हो जाता हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे पार्थ ! जो अनन्यचित्त वाला पुरुष मेरा स्मरण करता है, उस नित्ययुक्त योगी के लिए मैं सुलभ हूँ अर्थात् सहज ही प्राप्त हो जाता 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.
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