Chapter 7, Verse 17
Part of 7: Jñāna Vijñāna Yog — ज्ञानविज्ञानयोगतेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते। प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः॥
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teṣhāṁ jñānī nitya-yukta eka-bhaktir viśhiṣhyate priyo hi jñānino ’tyartham ahaṁ sa cha mama priyaḥ
அவர்களில், எப்போதும் நிலையான மனத்துடன் ஒரே என்னிடம் பக்தி கொண்ட ஞானி சிறந்தவன்; ஏனெனில் ஞானிக்கு நான் மிகவும் பிரியமானவன், மேலும் அவன் எனக்குப் பிரியமானவன்.
Ekabhaktih means unswerving, singleminded devotion to the Supreme Being. The JnaniBhakta 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)