Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Yoga, verse 28
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।
संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि ॥
Say itśhubhāśhubha-phalair evaṁ mokṣhyase karma-bandhanaiḥ
sannyāsa-yoga-yuktātmā vimukto mām upaiṣhyasi
Translation
Thus, you shall be freed from the bonds of actions yielding good and evil fruits; with the mind steadfast in the Yoga of renunciation, and liberated, you shall come to Me.
Swami Sivananda
Thus, you will become free from bondage in the form of actions which are productive of good and bad results. Having your mind imbued with the yoga of renunciation and becoming free, you will attain Me.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Thus equipped in mind with the Yoga of renunciation, you will free yourself from the bonds of Karma, productive of both auspicious and inauspicious fruits. Thus liberated, you will come to Me.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Thus, you shall be freed from the good and evil results which are the action-bonds. Having your innate nature immersed in the Yoga of renunciation and, thus, being fully liberated, you shall attain Me.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
So, your action will have no result, either good or bad; but, through the spirit of renunciation, you will come to Me and be free.
Shri Purohit Swami
इस प्रकार मेरे अर्पण करनेसे जिनसे कर्मबन्धन होता है, ऐसे शुभ (विहित) और अशुभ (निषिद्ध) सम्पूर्ण कर्मोंके फलोंसे तू मुक्त हो जायगा। ऐसे अपनेसहित सब कुछ मेरे अर्पण करनेवाला और सबसे मुक्त हुआ तू मेरेको प्राप्त हो जायगा।
Swami Ramsukhdas
इस प्रकार तुम शुभाशुभ फलस्वरूप कर्मबन्धनों से मुक्त हो जाओगे; और संन्यासयोग से युक्तचित्त हुए तुम विमुक्त होकर मुझे ही प्राप्त 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.