BG 18.69 (1972)
TEXT 69
- न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्चिन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः ।
- भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि ॥६९॥
- na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu
- kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ
- bhavitā na ca me tasmād
- anyaḥ priyataro bhuvi
SYNONYMS
na—never; ca—and; tasmāt—therefore; manuṣyeṣu—among mankind; kaścit—anyone; me—My; priya-kṛttamaḥ—more dear; bhavitā—will become; na—no; ca—and; me—My; tasmāt—than him; anyaḥ—other; priyataraḥ—dearer; bhuvi—in this world.
TRANSLATION
There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear.