Ādi-līlāChapter 6: The Glories of Śrī Advaita Ācārya

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 6.102

na tathā me priya-tama

ātma-yonir na śańkaraḥ

na ca sańkarṣaṇo na śrīr

naivātmā ca yathā bhavān

SYNONYMS

na tathā — not so much; me — My; priya-tamaḥ — dearmost; ātma-yoniḥ — Lord Brahmā; na śańkaraḥ — nor Śańkara (Lord Śiva); na ca — nor; sańkarṣaṇaḥ — Lord Sańkarṣaṇa; na — nor; śrīḥ — the goddess of fortune; na — nor; eva — certainly; ātmā — My self; ca — and; yathāas; bhavān — you.

TRANSLATION

"O Uddhava! Neither Brahmā, nor Śańkara, nor Sańkarṣaṇa, nor Lakṣmī, nor even My own self is as dear to Me as you."

PURPORT

This text is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.14.15).

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