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BG 18.69 — 18.69 Nor is there any among men who does dearer service to Me, nor shall there be another on earth dearer to Me than he. | Live Gita
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न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्चिन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः |
भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि ||१८-६९||

na ca tasmānmanuṣyeṣu kaścinme priyakṛttamaḥ . bhavitā na ca me tasmādanyaḥ priyataro bhuvi ||18-69||


।।18.69।। न तो उससे बढ़कर मेरा अतिशय प्रिय कार्य करने वाला मनुष्यों में कोई है और न उससे बढ़कर मेरा प्रिय इस पृथ्वी पर दूसरा कोई होगा।।

Word-by-word meanings

18.69 न not? च and? तस्मात् than he? मनुष्येषु among men? कश्चित् any? मे of Me? प्रियकृत्तमः one who does dearer service? भविता shall be? न not? च and? मे of Me? तस्मात् than he? अन्यः another? प्रियतरः dearer? भुवि on the earth.Commentary He who hands down this Gita to My devotees does immense service to Me. He is very dear to Me. There is none in the present generation who des dearer service to Me? nor shall there be in future also in this world.Bhuvi On earth in this world.

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।18.69।।तथा --, उस गीताशास्त्रकी परम्परा चलानेवाले भक्तसे बढ़कर? मेरा अधिक प्रिय कार्य करनेवाला? मनुष्योंमें? कोई भी नहीं है। अर्थात् वह मेरा अतिशय प्रिय करनेवाला है? वर्तमान मनुष्योंमें उससे बढ़कर प्रियतम कार्य करनेवाला और कोई नहीं है? तथा भविष्यमें भी इस भूलोकमें उससे बढ़कर प्रियतर कोई दूसरा नहीं होगा।

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Swami Gambirananda

18.69 And as compared with him, none else among human beings is the best accomplisher of what is dear to Me. Moreover, nor will there be anyone else in the world dearer to Me than he.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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