### Bg 18.69

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

> na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu\
> kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ\
> bhavitā na ca me tasmād\
> anyaḥ priyataro bhuvi

*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.

**There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear.**