Ādi-līlā | Chapter 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; yathā — as; 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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