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  "name":"Bg. 18.69",
  "h1":"Bg. 18.69",
  "label":"Text 69",
  "title":"Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 18.69",
  "description":"There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear."

} —

Bg. 18.69

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

Text

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.