B.G 18.68 to 71

य इदं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति। भक्तिं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः ॥६८॥

न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्चिन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः। भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि ॥६९॥

अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः। ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः ॥७०॥

श्रद्धावाननसूयश्च शृृणुयादपि यो नरः। सोऽपि मुक्तः शुभान् लोकान् प्राप्नुयात् पुण्य कर्मणाम् ॥७१॥

He who will speak this supreme secret to my devotees, having done supreme devotion to me, will come to me without doubt. And among men, there is no one dearer to me than he, nor will there be anyone dearer on earth. Whoever studies this sacred dialogue of ours through the sacrifice of knowledge, I shall be pleased by him; this is my opinion. A faithful and non-envious man who may hear, he too, being liberated, may attain the auspicious worlds of pious deeds.

Gīta Tātparya 18.68 to 71

Gradation among the liberated is indicated. Liberation is achieved just by knowing Lord Viṣṇu. Among them, it is better to hear from the scriptures. The joy in liberation is greater when one studies, and even more so for the explainer.

"सोऽपि मुक्तः", "न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु" - इत्युक्तेश्च मुक्तानां महत् तारतम्यं ज्ञायते। "मनुष्येषु" - इति विशेषणात् तत्रापि देवानामाधिक्यं च।

"He is also liberated", "and not among men than him" - this statement indicates the significant gradation among the liberated. The qualification "among men" suggests that even among them, the gods hold superiority.

"मुक्तिर्ज्ञात्वापि विष्णुं स्यात् शास्त्रं श्रुत्वा ततोऽधिकम्। मुक्तौ सुखं तत्पठतः ततोऽप्यधिकमिष्यते। व्याख्यातुस्तु समं मुक्तौ सुखं नान्यस्य कस्यचित्। ततोऽधिकं तु देवानां मुख्यव्याख्याकृतो यतः॥"

"Liberation is achieved just by knowing Lord Viṣṇu. Among them, it is better to hear from the scriptures. The joy in liberation is greater when one studies, and even more so for the explainer. However, it is much greater for the gods because it is primarily explained by them."

इति च॥

- stated thus as well.