Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Yoga, verse 29
समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः।
ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम् ॥
Say itsamo ’haṁ sarva-bhūteṣhu na me dveṣhyo ’sti na priyaḥ
ye bhajanti tu māṁ bhaktyā mayi te teṣhu chāpyaham
Translation
I am the same to all beings; there is none hateful or dear to Me; but those who worship Me with devotion are in Me, and I am also in them.
Swami Sivananda
I am impartial towards all beings; to Me there is none detestable or none dear. But those who worship Me with devotion, they exist in Me, and I too exist in them.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
I am the same to all creation; there is none hateful or dear to me. But those who worship me with devotion abide in me, and I in them.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
I am the same in all beings; none is hateful to Me and none is dear; but whoever worships Me with devotion, they are in Me and I am in them.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
I am the same to all beings; I do not favour any, nor do I hate any. However, those who worship Me devotedly, they live in Me and I in them.
Shri Purohit Swami
मैं सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंमें समान हूँ। उन प्राणियोंमें न तो कोई मेरा द्वेषी है और न कोई प्रिय है। परन्तु जो भक्तिपूर्वक मेरा भजन करते हैं, वे मेरेमें हैं और मैं उनमें हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
मैं समस्त भूतों में सम हूँ; न कोई मुझे अप्रिय है और न प्रिय; परन्तु जो मुझे भक्तिपूर्वक भजते हैं, वे मुझमें और मैं भी उनमें 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.