Shloka 18
Rāja-Vidyā Rāja-Guhya Yoga (राजविद्या राजगुह्य योग) — The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret
सम्बन्ध-- भगवान्ने ज्ञानी भक्तको सबसे श्रेष्ठ और अत्यन्त प्रिय बतलाया। इसपर यह शंका हो सकती है कि क्या दूसरे भक्त श्रेष्ठ और प्रिय नहीं हैं; इसपर भगवान् कहते हैं-- उदारा: सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम् आस्थित: स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्
udārāḥ sarva evaite jñānī tv ātmaiva me matam | āsthitaḥ sa hi yuktātmā mām evānuttamāṃ gatim ||
Wika ng Mapalad na Panginoon: “Mararangal ang lahat ng debotong ito; ngunit ang nakakabatid, sa aking paghatol, ay hindi iba kundi ang Aking Sarili. Sapagkat ang matatag at disiplinadong kaluluwa—na ang isip at pag-unawa ay nakatuon sa Akin—ay nananahan nang ganap sa Akin lamang, bilang layuning walang kapantay.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
All sincere devotees are worthy, but devotion matured into spiritual knowledge (jñāna) is portrayed as the most intimate: the jñānī is said to be ‘my very Self’ because such a person’s mind and intellect rest unwaveringly in the Supreme as the highest goal.
In Kṛṣṇa’s discourse to Arjuna, after distinguishing types of devotees, Kṛṣṇa addresses a possible doubt—whether others are not dear—and affirms that all are noble, while emphasizing the unique closeness of the steadfast knower who abides in Him as the unsurpassed destination.