Chapter 8: Akshara Brahma Yoga, verse 7
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च।
मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम् ॥
Say ittasmāt sarveṣhu kāleṣhu mām anusmara yudhya cha
mayyarpita-mano-buddhir mām evaiṣhyasyasanśhayam
Translation
Therefore, at all times, remember Me only and fight. With your mind and intellect fixed on Me, you will undoubtedly come to Me alone.
Swami Sivananda
Therefore, think of Me at all times and fight; there is no doubt that by dedicating your mind and intellect to Me, you will attain only Me.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Therefore, think of Me at all times and fight; there is no doubt that by dedicating your mind and intellect to Me, you will attain only Me.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Therefore, at all times keep Me in your mind and fight; then, having your mind and intellect dedicated to Me, you will undoubtedly attain Me alone.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Therefore, always meditate on Me and fight; if your mind and reason are fixed on Me, you will surely come to Me.
Shri Purohit Swami
इसलिये तू सब समयमें मेरा स्मरण कर और युद्ध भी कर। मेरेमें मन और बुद्धि अर्पित करनेवाला तू निःसन्देह मेरेको ही प्राप्त होगा।
Swami Ramsukhdas
इसलिए, तुम सब काल में मेरा निरन्तर स्मरण करो; और युद्ध करो मुझमें अर्पण किये मन, बुद्धि से युक्त हुए निःसन्देह तुम मुझे ही प्राप्त होओगे।
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.