# Bhagavad Gita 7.17

**Canonical reference:** `gita.7.17`  
**Speaker:** Krishna  
**Corpus version:** gita-1.0.0-rc.1

## Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्तिर्विशिष्यते।
प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः ॥

## IAST

teṣāṃ jñānī nityayukta ekabhaktirviśiṣyate
priyo hi jñānino.atyarthamahaṃ sa ca mama priyaḥ

## English — Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882

who is always devoted and whose worship is (addressed) to one (Being) only is esteemed highest. For to the man of knowledge I am dear above all things and he is dear to me.

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