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
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In English by Swami Adidevananda
Of these, the man of knowledge, who is 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 is also dear to Me.
In English by Swami Sivananda
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.
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।7.17।। 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।
In English by Swami Sivananda
7.17 तेषाम् of them, ज्ञानी the wise, नित्ययुक्तः ever steadfast, एकभक्तिः whose devotion is to the One, विशिष्यते excels, प्रियः dear, हि verily, ज्ञानिनः of the wise, अत्यर्थम् exceedingly, अहम् I, सः he, च and, मम of Me, प्रियः dear.Commentary 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)
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।7.17।। व्याख्या--'तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्तः' उन (अर्थार्थी, आर्त, जिज्ञासु और ज्ञानी) भक्तोंमें ज्ञानी अर्थात् प्रेमी भक्त श्रेष्ठ है; क्योंकि वह नित्ययुक्त है अर्थात् वह सदा-सर्वदा केवल भगवान्में ही लगा रहता है। भगवान्के सिवाय दूसरे किसीमें वह किञ्चिन्मात्र भी नहीं लगता। जैसे गोपियाँ गाय दुहते, दही बिलोते, धान कूटते आदि सभी लौकिक कार्य करते हुए भी भगवान् श्रीकृष्णमें चित्तवाली रहती हैं (टिप्पणी प0 420.2), ऐसे ही वह ज्ञानी भक्त लौकिक और पारमार्थिक सब क्रियाएँ करते समय सदा-सर्वदा भगवान्से जुड़ा रहता है। भगवान्का सम्बन्ध रखते हुए ही उसकी सब क्रियाएँ होती हैं।