CC Adi 6.102 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 102
- na tathā me priya-tama
- ātma-yonir na śaṅkaraḥ
- na ca saṅkarṣaṇo na śrīr
- naivātmā ca yathā bhavān
SYNONYMS
na tathā—not so much; me—My; priya-tamaḥ—dearmost; ātma-yoniḥ—Lord Brahmā; na śaṅkaraḥ—nor Śaṅkara (Lord Śiva); na ca—nor; saṅkarṣaṇaḥ—Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa; na—nor; śrīḥ—the goddess of fortune; na—nor; eva—certainly; ātmā—My self; ca—and; yathā—as; bhavān—you.
TRANSLATION
“O Uddhava! Neither Brahmā, nor Śaṅkara, nor Saṅkarṣaṇa, nor Lakṣmī, nor even My own self is as dear to Me as you.”
PURPORT
This text is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 11.14.15).