Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Yoga, verse 8
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।
भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात् ॥
Say itprakṛitiṁ svām avaṣhṭabhya visṛijāmi punaḥ punaḥ
bhūta-grāmam imaṁ kṛitsnam avaśhaṁ prakṛiter vaśhāt
Translation
Animating My Nature, I again and again send forth all this multitude of beings, helpless under the force of Nature.
Swami Sivananda
Keeping My own prakṛti under control, I project forth again and again this multitude of beings, which are powerless due to the influence of their own nature.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Controlling the Prakṛti, which is My own, I send forth again and again this multitude of beings, helpless under the sway of Prakṛti.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Taking hold of My own nature, I again and again send forth this entire host of beings, which is powerless under the control of My nature.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
With the help of Nature, I again and again pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or not, for they are ruled by My will.
Shri Purohit Swami
प्रकृतिके वशमें होनेसे परतन्त्र हुए इस सम्पूर्ण प्राणिसमुदायको मैं (कल्पोंके आदिमें) अपनी प्रकृतिको वशमें करके बार-बार रचता हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
प्रकृति को अपने वश में करके (अर्थात् उसे चेतनता प्रदान कर) स्वभाव के वश से परतन्त्र (अवश) हुए इस सम्पूर्ण भूत समुदाय को मैं पुन:-पुन: रचता 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.