# Bg. 18.69 > न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्चिन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः । > भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि ॥६९॥ ## Text > na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu > kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ > bhavitā na ca me tasmād > anyaḥ priyataro bhuvi ## Synonyms *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. ## Translation **There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear.**