CC Adi 6.102
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 102
- na tathā me priya-tama
- ātma-yonir na śaṅkaraḥ
- na ca saṅkarṣaṇo na śrīr
- naivātmā ca yathā bhavān
SYNONYMS
na tathā — not so much; me — My; priya-tamaḥ — dearmost; ātma-yoniḥ — Lord Brahmā; na śaṅkaraḥ — nor Śaṅkara (Lord Śiva); na ca — nor; saṅkarṣaṇaḥ — Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa; na — nor; śrīḥ — the goddess of fortune; na — nor; eva — certainly; ātmā — My self; ca — and; yathā — as; bhavān — you.
TRANSLATION
"O Uddhava! Neither Brahmā, nor Śaṅkara, nor Saṅkarṣaṇa, nor Lakṣmī, nor even My own self is as dear to Me as you."
PURPORT
This text is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam(SB 11.14.15).