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Chapter 18 · The Perfection of Renunciation · 78 verses

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Bhakti & surrenderChapter 18 · The Perfection of Renunciation
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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 18.69

Passing on and studying the Gita with devotion

न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्चिन्मे प्रियकृत्तम: ।

भविता न च मे तस्मादन्य: प्रियतरो भुवि ॥ ६९ ॥

na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu

kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ

bhavitā na ca me tasmād

anyaḥ priya-taro bhuvi

Translation

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

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Understand it

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

The Dearest Servant

  1. 1The verse says that no servant in this world is more dear to Me than this servant.
  2. 2“Dear to Me” shows how deeply this servant is loved.
  3. 3No servant will ever be more dear in the future.

Where we are

In the story

Chapter 18, The Perfection of Renunciation: passing on and studying the gita with devotion.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Loving service and surrender to Kṛṣṇa.

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Key ideas in this verse

The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.

Key ideas: bhakti, śaraṇāgati.

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What does BG 18.69 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to bhakti & surrender?

Practice

Offer one act today with devotion.

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The story behind it

Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.

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Related verses

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BG 18.67Passing on and studying the Gita with devotionBG 18.68Passing on and studying the Gita with devotionBG 3.30Offer every action to KrishnaBG 6.47The highest yogi is devoted

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