Word meanings
- teṣām
- amongst these
- jñānī
- those who are situated in knowledge
- nitya-yuktaḥ
- ever steadfast
- eka
- exclusively
- bhaktiḥ
- devotion
- viśiṣyate
- highest
- priyaḥ
- very dear
- hi
- certainly
- jñāninaḥ
- to the person in knowledge
- atyartham
- highly
- aham
- I
- saḥ
- he
- ca
- and
- mama
- to me
- priyaḥ
- dear
Translations
Of them, the wise who are ever steadfast and devoted to the One, excel; for I am exceedingly dear to the wise, and they are dear to Me.
Of all these, he who has gained wisdom, who meditates on Me without ceasing, devoting himself solely to Me, is the best; for I am exceedingly beloved by the wise man, and the wise man is also beloved by Me.
Of them, the man of knowledge, endowed with constant steadfastness and one-pointed devotion, excels. For I am very dear to the man of knowledge, and he too is dear to me.
उन चार भक्तोंमें मेरेमें निरन्तर लगा हुआ, अनन्यभक्तिवाला ज्ञानी अर्थात् प्रेमी भक्त श्रेष्ठ है; क्योंकि ज्ञानी भक्तको मैं अत्यन्त प्रिय हूँ और वह भी मेरेको अत्यन्त प्रिय है।Commentary
Ekabhaktih means unswerving, singleminded devotion to the Supreme Being. The Jnani-Bhakta is beyond all cults or creeds or formal religion or rules of society. As the wise man is constantly harmonised and as he is devoted to the One, he is regarded as superior to all the other devotees. As I am his very Self or Antaratma? I am extremely dear to him. Everybody loves his own Self most. The Self is very dear to everybody. The wise man is My very Self and he is ear to Me also. (Cf.II.49IX.29XII.14-17and19)