Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verses 17-19 from the Seventh chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The song of God".

🔆Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 7, Verse 17:

तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्तिर्विशिष्यते |

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रिय: || 17||

teṣhāṁ jñānī nitya-yukta eka-bhaktir viśhiṣhyate

priyo hi jñānino ’tyartham ahaṁ sa cha mama priyaḥ

🔴 Amongst these, I consider them to be the highest, who worship Me with knowledge, and are steadfastly and exclusively devoted to Me. I am very dear to them and they are very dear to Me.

🔆Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 7, Verse 18:

उदारा: सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम् |

आस्थित: स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम् || 18||

udārāḥ sarva evaite jñānī tvātmaiva me matam

āsthitaḥ sa hi yuktātmā mām evānuttamāṁ gatim

🔴 All those who are devoted to Me are indeed noble. But those in knowledge, who are of steadfast mind, whose intellect is merged in Me, and who have made Me alone as their supreme goal, I consider as My very self.

🔆Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 7, Verse 19:

बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते |

वासुदेव: सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभ: || 19||

bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate

vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ

🔴 After many births of spiritual practice, one who is endowed with knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be all that is. Such a great soul is indeed very rare.