Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Yoga, verse 22
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।
तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् ॥
Say itananyāśh chintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate
teṣhāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yoga-kṣhemaṁ vahāmyaham
Translation
For those men who worship Me alone, thinking of no one else, for those ever-united, I secure what they have not already possessed and preserve what they already possess.
Swami Sivananda
Those persons who, becoming non-different from Me and meditating, worship Me everywhere, for them, who are ever attached to Me, I arrange for securing what they lack and preserving what they have.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Those who, excluding all else, think of Me and worship Me, aspiring after eternal union with Me, I look after their prosperity and welfare (Yoga and Ksema).
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Those men who, having nothing else as their goal, worship Me everywhere and are constantly thinking of Me alone; to them, who are fully and constantly attached to Me, I bear acquisition and the security of acquisition.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
But if a person meditates on Me and Me alone, worships Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of their aspiration, and I will safeguard whatever they attain.
Shri Purohit Swami
जो अनन्य भक्त मेरा चिन्तन करते हुए मेरी उपासना करते हैं, मेरेमें निरन्तर लगे हुए उन भक्तोंका योगक्षेम (अप्राप्तकी प्राप्ति और प्राप्तकी रक्षा) मैं वहन करता हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
अनन्य भाव से मेरा चिन्तन करते हुए जो भक्तजन मेरी ही उपासना करते हैं, उन नित्ययुक्त पुरुषों का योगक्षेम मैं वहन 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.
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