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CC Adi 6.102 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



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).