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Slogam 17

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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7.17

te?a? jñani nitya-yukta

eka-bhaktir visi?yate

priyo hi jñanino ’tyartham

aha? sa ca mama priya?

Translation

Of these, the one who is in full knowledge and who is always engaged in pure devotional service is the best. For I am very dear to him, and he is dear to Me.

Author Name:-Sri Ramanuja

Purport

Sri Ramanuja

7.17 Of these four, ‘the man of knowledge’ is the foremost. Why? Because of being ever with Me in Yoga and devoted to the One only. To the man of knowledge the attainment of Myself being the only end in view, he is ever with Me. As for the others, they contemplate on Me only until the fulfilment of their desires. But to the man of knowledge, there is single-minded devotion to Me only. Unlike him, the others, want only the objects of their desire and they are devoted to Me only as a means for gaining them. Hence he, the man of knowledge, alone is the foremost. Further I am very dear to the man of knowledge. Here the term ‘artha’ in relation to the expression ‘athyartham’ denotes ‘what cannot be expressed adequately.’ That is, even I, the omniscient and omnipotent, is unable to express how much I am dear to the Jnanin, since there is no such limit as ‘this much’ for this love. Such is the meaning. As in the case of Prahlada, the foremost among men of knowledge, it is said: ‘But he with his thoughts firmly fixed on Krsna while being bitten by the great serpents, felt no pain from the wounds, being immersed in rapturous recollections of Him’ (V. P., 1.17.39). I reciprocate this love infinitely.

Author Name:-Sri Adi Shankaracharya

Purport

Sri Adi Shankaracharya

7.17 Tesam, of them, among the four; jnani, the man of Knowledge, the knower of Reality, is nitya-yuktah, endowed with constant steadfastness as a result of being a knower of Reality; and he also becomes eka-bhaktih, endowed with one-pointed devotion, because he finds no one else whom he can adore. Consequently, that person of one-pointed devotion visisyate, excels, becomes superior, i.e. he surpasses (the others). Hi, since; I, the Self, am priyah, dear; jnaninah, to the man of Knowledge; therefore aham, I; am atyartham, very much; priyah, dear to him. It is indeed a well known fact in the world that the Self is dear. The meaning, therefore, is that Vasudeva, being the Self of the man of Knowledge, is dear to him. And sah, he, the man of Knowledge, being the very Self of Me who am Vasudeva; is very much priyah, dear; mama, to Me. ‘If that be so, then the other three-the afflicted and the others-are not dear to Vasudeva?’ ‘This is not so!’ ‘What then?’

Author Name:-Sri Madhvacharya

Purport

Sri Madhavacharya

Devotion only to the Supreme Lord Krishna alone is considered to be exclusive devotion. This is confirmed in the Garuda Purana where it states: Devotion to the Supreme Lord only and nothing else is considered to be singular devotion.

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Slogam 17

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7.17

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