Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Yoga, verse 24
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।
न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते ॥
Say itahaṁ hi sarva-yajñānāṁ bhoktā cha prabhureva cha
na tu mām abhijānanti tattvenātaśh chyavanti te
Translation
For I alone am the enjoyer and Lord of all sacrifices; but they do not know Me in reality, and thus they return to this mortal world.
Swami Sivananda
Indeed, I am the enjoyer and the Lord of all sacrifices, but they do not know Me truly. Therefore, they fall.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
For, I am the only enjoyer and the only Lord of all sacrifices. They do not recognize Me in My true nature; hence, they fall.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
For I am the enjoyer and the Lord of all sacrifices, yet they do not recognize Me correctly and thus they turn away.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But they do not know me truly, so they fall back.
Shri Purohit Swami
क्योंकि मैं ही सम्पूर्ण यज्ञोंका भोक्ता और स्वामी भी हूँ; परन्तु वे मेरेको तत्त्वसे नहीं जानते, इसीसे उनका पतन होता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
क्योंकि सब यज्ञों का भोक्ता और स्वामी मैं ही हूँ, परन्तु वे मुझे तत्त्वत: नहीं जानते हैं, इसलिए वे गिरते हैं, अर्थात् संसार को प्राप्त होते 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.