Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Yoga, verse 1
श्री भगवानुवाच śhrī bhagavān uvācha
इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे।
ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ॥
Say itidaṁ tu te guhyatamaṁ pravakṣhyāmyanasūyave
jñānaṁ vijñāna-sahitaṁ yaj jñātvā mokṣhyase ’śhubhāt
Translation
The Blessed Lord said, "I shall now declare to thee, who does not cavil, the greatest secret—the knowledge combined with experience (Self-realisation). Having known this, thou shalt be free from evil."
Swami Sivananda
The Blessed Lord said: However, to you who are not given to cavilling, I shall speak of this highest secret itself, which is knowledge combined with experience, by realizing which you shall be free from evil.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
The Lord said, "I shall declare to you, who does not cavil, this most mysterious knowledge, together with its special knowledge, knowing which you will be freed from evil."
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
The Bhagavat said, "To you, who are entertaining no displeasure, I shall clearly declare this most secret knowledge, together with action, by knowing which you shall be free from evil."
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Lord Shri Krishna said: I will now reveal to you, since you do not doubt, that profound mysticism, which, when followed with experience, will liberate you from sin.
Shri Purohit Swami
श्रीभगवान् बोले -- यह अत्यन्त गोपनीय विज्ञानसहित ज्ञान दोषदृष्टिरहित तेरे लिये तो मैं फिर अच्छी तरहसे कहूँगा, जिसको जानकर तू अशुभसे अर्थात् जन्म-मरणरूप संसारसे मुक्त हो जायगा।
Swami Ramsukhdas
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- तुम अनसूयु (दोष दृष्टि रहित) के लिए मैं इस गुह्यतम ज्ञान को विज्ञान के सहित कहूँगा, जिसको जानकर तुम अशुभ (संसार बंधन) से मुक्त हो जाओगे।
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.