7.17

Sanskrit · Devanagari

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

Sanskrit · IAST

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

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.

This verse-level alignment is machine-assisted and awaits two independent human checks. Confidence signal: 23%.