Again, once more, O mighty-armed one, hear My supreme word, the saying that reveals a thing beyond which there is none higher; that supreme word I shall speak to you, who take delight in it, since you take delight in My word, drinking it in as though it were nectar, and so I shall speak it out of a wish for your good. For what reason shall I speak it? He says.

This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.

The Blessed Lord spoke. To you, who, having heard My glory, are delighted, and for whom I wish the good that is the rise and growth of devotion to Me, I shall again declare the supreme word that has for its very object the unfolding of My glory; hear that, with mind attentive.

This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.

Om. In this chapter Krishna states, for the sake of worship, the glories (vibhuti), and the fact that He is the cause of the special excellence of certain things. 'To one taking delight' means to one who, on hearing, comes to satisfaction.