Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Yoga, verse 4
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना।
मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः ॥
Say itmayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā
mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na chāhaṁ teṣhvavasthitaḥ
Translation
All of this world is pervaded by Me in My unmanifest aspect; all beings exist within Me, but I do not dwell within them.
Swami Sivananda
This whole world is pervaded by Me in My unmanifest form. All beings exist in Me, but I am not contained within them!
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
This entire universe is pervaded by Me, in an unmanifest form. All beings abide in Me, but I do not abide in them.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
This entire universe is pervaded by Me, having an unmanifest form; all beings exist in Me, and I do not exist in them.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
The whole world is pervaded by Me, yet My form is not visible. All living beings have their being in Me, yet I am not confined by them.
Shri Purohit Swami
यह सब संसार मेरे निराकार स्वरूपसे व्याप्त है। सम्पूर्ण प्राणी मेरेमें स्थित हैं; परन्तु मैं उनमें स्थित नहीं हूँ तथा वे प्राणी भी मुझ में स्थित नहीं हैं -- मेरे इस ईश्वर-सम्बन्धी योग-(सामर्थ्य-) को देख ! सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंको उत्पन्न करनेवाला और उनका धारण, भरण-पोषण करनेवाला मेरा स्वरूप उन प्राणियोंमें स्थित नहीं है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
यह सम्पूर्ण जगत् मुझ (परमात्मा) के अव्यक्त स्वरूप से व्याप्त है; भूतमात्र मुझमें स्थित है, परन्तु मैं उनमें स्थित नहीं हूं।
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.