Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Yoga, verse 31
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।
कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति ॥
Say itkṣhipraṁ bhavati dharmātmā śhaśhvach-chhāntiṁ nigachchhati
kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśhyati
Translation
Soon he becomes righteous and attains eternal peace; O Arjuna, proclaim thou for certain that My devotee never perishes.
Swami Sivananda
He soon becomes possessed of a virtuous mind; he attains everlasting peace. Do you proclaim boldly, O son of Kunti, that My devotee will not be ruined.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Quickly, he becomes righteous and obtains everlasting peace. Affirm on My behalf, O Arjuna, that My devotee never perishes.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Quickly he becomes righteous-minded and attains permanent peace. O son of Kunti! I swear that my devotee never gets lost.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
He will soon attain spirituality and eternal peace. O Arjuna! Believe me, my devotee is never lost.
Shri Purohit Swami
वह तत्काल (उसी क्षण) धर्मात्मा हो जाता है और निरन्तर रहनेवाली शान्तिको प्राप्त हो जाता है। हे कुन्तीनन्दन ! तुम प्रतिज्ञा करो कि मेरे भक्तका विनाश (पतन) नहीं होता।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे कौन्तेय, वह शीघ्र ही धर्मात्मा बन जाता है और शाश्वत शान्ति को प्राप्त होता है। तुम निश्चयपूर्वक सत्य जानो कि मेरा भक्त कभी नष्ट नहीं होता।
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.