Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 18.69
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 18.69 · 18 · Verse 69
Sanskrit Original
।।18.69।। --,न च तस्मात् शास्त्रसंप्रदायकृतः मनुष्येषु मनुष्याणां मध्ये कश्चित् मे मम प्रियकृत्तमः अतिशयेन प्रियकरः? अन्यः प्रियकृत्तमः? नास्त्येव इत्यर्थः वर्तमानेषु। न च भविता भविष्यत्यपि काले तस्मात् द्वितीयः अन्यः प्रियतरः प्रियकृत्तरः भुवि लोकेऽस्मिन् न भविता।।योऽपि --,
18.69 Ca, and; tasmat, as compared with him, with the one who hands down the Scripture; na kascit, none else; manusyesu, among human beings; is priya-krt-tamah, the best accomplisher of what is dear; me, to Me, i.e., among the present human beings, surely none else other than him exists who is a better accomplisher of what I cherish. Moreover, na bhavita, nor will there be in future; anyah, anyone else, a second person; bhuvi, in he world, here; priyatarah, dearer; tasmat, than him. [It may be argued that, since for a seeker of Liberation meditation is the best means for It, therefore he will have no inclination to transmit scriptural teachings. To this the Lord's answer is: One longing for Liberation has a duty to impart this scriptural teaching to one possessing the aforesaid alities.]