Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 7.18
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 7.18 · 7 · Verse 18
Sanskrit Original
।।7.18।। उदाराः उत्कृष्टाः सर्व एव एते त्रयोऽपि मम प्रिया एवेत्यर्थः। न हि कश्चित् मद्भक्तः मम वासुदेवस्य अप्रियः भवति। ज्ञानी तु अत्यर्थं प्रियो भवतीति विशेषः। तत् कस्मात् इत्यत आह ज्ञानी तु आत्मैव न अन्यो मत्तः इति मे मम मतं निश्चयः। आस्थितः आरोढुं प्रवृत्तः सः ज्ञानी हि यस्मात् अहमेव भगवान् वासुदेवः न अन्योऽस्मि इत्येवं युक्तात्मा समाहितचित्तः सन् मामेव परं ब्रह्म गन्तव्यम् अनुत्तमां गतिं गन्तुं प्रवृत्त इत्यर्थः।।ज्ञानी पुनरपि स्तूयते
7.18 Sarve, ete, all of these three, without exception; are eva, indeed, udarah, noble, i.e.; they are verily dear to Me. For, no devotee of Mine can become disagreeable to Me who am Vasudeva. But the man of Knowledge becomes very much dear. This is the difference. Why is this so? In answer the Lord says: Tu but; jnani, the man of Knowledge; is atma eva, the very Self, not different from Me. This is me, My; matam, opinion, conviction. Hi, for; yuktatma, with a steadfast mind-having his mind absorbed in the idea, 'I am verily Vasudeva, the Lord, and none else', that man of Knowledge asthitah, is set on the path leading to, he is engaged in ascending to, going to; mam eva, Me alone, to the supreme Brahman; who am the anuttamam gatim, super-excellent Goal to be reached. The man of Knowledge is being eulogized again: