| 16. Four kinds
of virtuous men worship Me, O Arjunathe distressed, the seeker of knowledge,
the seeker of wealth, and the wise man, O lord of the Bharatas. The distressed:
he who is in distress, overpowered by a robber, a tiger, illness or the
like. Knowledge: of the real nature of the Lord. The wise man: he who knows
the real nature of Vishnu. Of them the wise man, ever steadfast and devoted
to the One, excels ; for, excessively dear am I to the wise, and he is dear
to Me.Of the four, the wise man, as knowing the truth, is ever steadfast,
and devoted to the One, finding no other object of worship. Thus, he who
is devoted to the One is superior to all others. Since I am his very Self,
I am excessively dear to the wise man.It is wellknown to all in this world
that the Self is dear to every one. Therefore Vasudeva, as the Self of the
wise man, is dear to him.And the wise man is My very Self and is therefore
very dear to Me. Then the three others, the distressed and the rest, are
not dear to Vasudeva ?Not so.What then ? |
