Bhagavad Gita verses about types of persons who worship Krishna/God, and about jnaanis (spiritually wise) being dear to Krishna/God

Given below is the relevant first verse, Chapter 7 verse 16:  https://shlokam.org/bhagavad-gita/7-16 , followed by three successive verses in the Bhagavad Gita (English translation of one verse below is slightly edited by me):

चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन ।

आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ ॥ ७-१६॥

caturvidhā bhajante māṃ janāḥ sukṛtino’rjuna

ārto jijñāsurarthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha

Four kinds of virtuous men worship Me, O Arjuna, the dissatisfied [Ravi: distressed], the seeker of (systematised) knowledge, the seeker of wealth, and the wise, O best among the Bharatas.

[Ravi: Aarthi (distressed), Arthaarthi (desiring wealth), Jijnaasu (seeker of spiritual knowledge) and Jnaani (self-realized, spiritually knowledgeable person) are the main types of devotees who worship Krishna (God).]

तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्तिर्विशिष्यते ।

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः ॥ ७-१७॥

teṣāṃ jñānī nityayukta ekabhaktirviśiṣyate

priyo hi jñānino’tyarthamahaṃ sa ca mama priyaḥ

Of them the wise, ever steadfast and devoted to the One, excels; for, I am exceedingly dear to the wise, and he is dear to Me.

उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम् ।

आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम् ॥ ७-१८॥

udārāḥ sarva evaite jñānī tvātmaiva me matam

āsthitaḥ sa hi yuktātmā māmevānuttamāṃ gatim

Noble indeed are all these, but the wise man, I deem, as My very Self; for, steadfast in mind he is established in Me alone as the Supreme Goal.

बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते ।

वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः ॥ ७-१९॥

bahūnāṃ janmanāmante jñānavānmāṃ prapadyate

vāsudevaḥ sarvamiti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ

At the end of many births the wise man comes to Me, realising that all this is Vasudeva (the innermost Self) ; such a great soul (MAHATMA) is very hard to find.

[Ravi: It is striking to see how Krishna extols the jnaani. It is also interesting to note that Krishna talks of many births (of striving) after which the jnaani goes to Krishna (attains God-realization/self-realization).]

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