7.17 तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्तिर्विशिष्यते। प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः
teṣāṃ jñānī nitya
Word meanings
teṣhām—amongst these;jñānī—those who are situated in knowledge;nitya-yuktaḥ—ever steadfast;eka—exclusively;bhaktiḥ—devotion;viśhiṣhyate—highest;priyaḥ—very dear;hi—certainly;jñāninaḥ—to the person in knowledge;atyartham—highly;aham—I;saḥ—he;cha—and;mama—to me;priyaḥ—dear
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Of them, the man of wisdom, being always attached to Me with single-pointed devotion, excels. For, I am dear to the man of wisdom above all personal gains, and he is dear to Me.
Of all of these, he who has gained wisdom, who meditates on Me without ceasing, devoting himself only to Me, he is the best; for by the wise man I am exceedingly beloved and the wise man, too, is beloved by Me.
Of these, the man of knowledge, being ever with Me in Yoga and devoted to the One only, is the foremost; for I am very dear to the man of knowledge and he too is dear to Me.
Of them, the man of Knowledge, endowed with constant steadfastness and one-pointed devotion, excels. For I am very much dear to the man of Knowledge, and he too is dear to Me.
Of them, the wise, ever steadfast and devoted to the One, excels (is the best); for, I am exceedingly dear to the wise and he is dear to Me.
7.19 बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते। वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः
bahūnāṃ janmanām
Word meanings
bahūnām—many;janmanām—births;ante—after;jñāna-vān—one who is endowed with knowledge;mām—unto me;prapadyate—surrenders;vāsudevaḥ—Shree Krishna, the son of Vasudev;sarvam—all;iti—that;saḥ—that;mahā-ātmā—great soul;su-durlabhaḥ—very rare
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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At the end of many births, one attains Me with the conviction that 'All is Vasudeva'- that noble soul is very difficult to attain.
After many lives, at last the wise man realises Me as I am. A man so enlightened that he sees God everywhere is very difficult to find.
At the end of many births, the man of knowledge finds refuge in Me, realising that 'Vasudeva is all.' It is very hard to find such a great-souled person.
At the end of many births the man of Knowledge attains Me, (realizing) that Vasudeva is all. Such a high-souled one is very rare.
At the end of many births the wise man comes to Me, realising that all this is Vasudeva (the innermost Self); such a great soul (Mahatma) is very hard to find.
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ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग
Chapter 7: Jnana Vijnana Yoga
jñānavijñānayoga
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7.18 उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्। आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्
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Word meanings
udārāḥ—noble;sarve—all;eva—indeed;ete—these;jñānī—those in knowledge;tu—but;ātmā eva—my very self;me—my;matam—opinion;āsthitaḥ—situated;saḥ—he;hi—certainly;yukta-ātmā—those who are united;mām—in me;eva—certainly;anuttamām—the supreme;gatim—goal
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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All these are indeed noble persons. But the man of wisdom is considered as the very Soul of Mine. For, with his self (mind) that has mastered the Yoga, he has resorted to Me alone as his most supreme goal.
Noble-minded are they all, but the wise man I hold as my own Self; for he, remaining always at peace with Me, makes me his final goal.
All these are indeed generous (udarah), but I deem the man of knowledge to be My very self; for he, integrated, is devoted to Me alone as the highest end.
All of these, indeed, are noble, but the man of Knowledge is the very Self. (This is) My opinion. For, with a steadfast mind, he is set on the path leading to Me alone who am the super-excellent Goal.
Noble indeed are all these; but I deem the wise man as My very Self; for, steadfast in mind, he is established in Me alone as the supreme goal.
