Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 18

Bhagavad Gita 18.69

न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्िचन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः।भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि॥

na cha tasmān manuṣhyeṣhu kaśhchin me priya-kṛittamaḥ bhavitā na cha me tasmād anyaḥ priyataro bhuvi

Translation

Nor is there any among men who performeth dearer service to Me than he, nor any other shall be more beloved by Me on earth than he.

What it means

No one among humankind does a service dearer to Me than that; and no one on earth will be more beloved by Me than such a one. The highest ranking is reserved for the teacher of this text. Passing on the secret is the dearest service.

Try this today

The transmission honored above all service: passing it on is the dearest work.

Something to reflect on

What is my dearest service - the thing done best when done for others?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.