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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 7]
विशालमनीक्षेन्न पृथग्य आत्मनः ।  
 अथापि मस्त्येशतयोपधावता-  
 मनन्यवृत्त्यानुगृहाण वत्सल ॥३८॥
yogeśvarā ūcuḥ 
    preyān na te 'nyo 'sty amutas tvayi prabho 
    viśvātmanīkṣen na pṛthag ya ātmanaḥ 
    athāpi bhaktyeśa tayopadhāvatām 
    ananya-vṛttyānugṛhāṇa vatsala
yogeśvarāḥ—the great mystics; ūcuḥ—said; preyān—very dear; na—not; te—of You; anyaḥ—another; asti—there is; amutaḥ—from that; tvayi—in You; prabho—dear Lord; viśva-ātmani—in the Supersoul of all living entities; īkṣet—see; na—not; pṛthak—different; yaḥ—who; ātmanaḥ—the living entities; athāpi—so much more; bhaktyā—with devotion; īśa—O Lord; tayā—with it; upadhāvatām—of those who worship; ananya-vṛttyā—unfailing; anugṛhāṇa—favor; vatsala—O favorable Lord.
TRANSLATION
The great mystics said: Dear Lord, persons who see You as nondifferent from themselves, knowing that You are the Supersoul of all living entities, are certainly very, very dear to You. You are very favorable towards those who engage in devotional service, accepting You as the Lord and themselves as the servants. By Your mercy, You are always inclined in their favor.
PURPORT
It is indicated in this verse that the monists and the great mystics know the Supreme Personality of Godhead as one. This oneness is not the misunderstanding that a living entity is equal in every respect to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This monism is based on pure knowledge as described and confirmed in  Bhagavad-gītā :  priyo hi jñānino 'tyartham aham sa ca mama priyaḥ  (Bg. 7.17). The Lord says that those who are advanced in transcendental knowledge and know the science of Kṛṣṇa consciousness are very dear to Him, and He also is very dear to them. Those who are actually in perfect knowledge of the science of God know that the living entities are superior energy of the Supreme Lord. This is stated in  Bhagavad-gītā , Seventh Chapter: The material energy is inferior, and the living entities are superior energy. Energy and the energetic are