Bhagavad Gita · Shraddhatraya Vibhaga YogaChapter 17, Shloka 6 (17.6)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
कर्शयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः
मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान् विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्
॥ 17.6 ॥
karśayantaḥ śarīrasthaṃ bhūtagrāmamacetasaḥ
māṃ caivāntaḥśarīrasthaṃ tān viddhyāsuraniścayān
Translation
"— emaciating the elements gathered in the body, and Me too, who dwell within the body — know these undiscerning people to be of demonic resolve."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. karśayantaḥ kṛśīkurvantaḥ; bhūtagrāmaṃ karaṇasamudāyam; madanuśāsanākaraṇam eva matkarśanam — not obeying My command is itself tormenting Me.
Acharya Ramanuja. madaṃśabhūtaṃ jīvaṃ ca antaḥśarīrasthaṃ karśayanto — weakening also the jiva, which is a part of Me.
Shridhara Swami. vṛthaivopavāsādibhiḥ kṛśaṃ kurvantaḥ — emaciating the body with pointless fasts and the like; madājñālaṅghanenaiva karśayantaḥ — breaking My command is itself tormenting Me.
Madhvacharya. "Tormenting" the Lord = alpadṛṣṭir eva — thinking Him small; and the shruti: devās tu sāttvikāḥ proktā daityā rājasatāmasāḥ.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.