Verse 18.69
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्चिन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः | भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि ||६९||
Transliteration (IAST)
na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ | bhavitā na ca me tasmād anyaḥ priyataro bhuvi ||69||
Word-by-Word Meanings
na ca-and not
tasmāt-than him
manuṣyeṣu-among human beings
kaścit-anyone
priya-kṛttamaḥ-one who does what is more dear
bhavitā-will be
anyaḥ-another
priyataraḥ-dearer
bhuvi-on earth
Translation
There is no one among human beings who does dearer service to Me than he; nor shall there be another on earth dearer to Me than he.
Commentary
Krishna declares the supreme status of one who shares the Gita's teaching. Shankaracharya explains that this is the highest praise possible - no service to God surpasses the dissemination of divine knowledge. Ramanuja notes that this verse establishes the teacher of the Gita as the most beloved of God, surpassing even those who perform great sacrifices or austerities.
Themes
bhaktijnana