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"name":"Cc. Ādi 6.102", "h1":"Cc. Ādi 6.102", "label":"Text 102", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 6.102", "description":"\"O Uddhava! Neither Brahmā, nor Śaṅkara, nor Saṅkarṣaṇa, nor Lakṣmī, nor even My own self is as dear to Me as you.\""
} —
na tathā me priya-tama
ātma-yonir na śaṅkaraḥ
na ca saṅkarṣaṇo na śrīr
naivātmā ca yathā bhavān
na tathā—not so much; me—My; priya-tamaḥ—dearmost; ātma-yoniḥ—Lord Brahmā; na śaṅkaraḥ—nor Śaṅkara (Lord Śiva); naca—nor; saṅkarṣaṇaḥ—Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa; na—nor; śrīḥ—the goddess of fortune; na—nor; eva—certainly; ātmā—My self; ca—and; yathā—as; bhavān—you.
“O Uddhava! Neither Brahmā, nor Śaṅkara, nor Saṅkarṣaṇa, nor Lakṣmī, nor even My own self is as dear to Me as you.”
This text is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.14.15).