O brilliant Uddhava! The person who respects all beings as Brahman and contemplates this, who sees equally the brāhmaṇa and the outcaste, the thief and the giver of charity to brāhmaṇas , the sun and the sparks of fire, the gentle and the cruel, is a true jṣānī. The jṣānī (jṣānam āśritaḥ) should respect all beings, thinking that they are all Brahman (mad-bhāvena), and contemplate that (manyamānaḥ). Such a person is considered learned (paṇḍitaḥ mataḥ). The word kevalam modifies the verb āśrayaḥ not the noun jṣānam, since jṣāna alone without bhakti is condemned. The phrase means “He takes shelter of jṣāna intensely,” rather than “he takes shelter of only jṣāna.” Or the meaning can be “He takes shelter of Brahman without a second.” O effulgent Uddhava! You shine even greater than that because of your pure bhakti! The jṣānī should see equally those opposite by birth—the brāhmaṇa and outcaste; those opposite by actions---the thief who steals from a brāhmaṇa and the person who gives charity to the brāhmaṇa; objects of opposite size—the sun and a spark; those things opposite in quality—the gentle and the cruel. He should see all these as me, the one form of Brahman. He is a jṣānī (paṇḍitaḥ). Others, who see difference, are not jṣānīs.