BG - 7.17

तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते। प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।7.17।।

teṣhāṁ jñānī nitya-yukta eka-bhaktir viśhiṣhyate priyo hi jñānino ’tyartham ahaṁ sa cha mama priyaḥ

• 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

Translation

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.

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