Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 69
न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्िचन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः।
भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि ॥
Say itna cha tasmān manuṣhyeṣhu kaśhchin me priya-kṛittamaḥ
bhavitā na cha me tasmād anyaḥ priyataro bhuvi
Translation
There is no one among men who does service dearer to Me, nor shall there be anyone on earth dearer to Me than him.
Swami Sivananda
And compared to him, no other human is better at accomplishing what is dear to Me. Furthermore, there will be no one else in the world dearer to Me than him.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
There is no one among men who does dearer service to Me than him. Nor shall there be anyone on earth dearer to Me than him.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
And, except for him, there would be no one among men who is the best performer of what is dear to Me; and there shall be no one else dearer to Me on earth.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
There is no one among men who can perform a service dearer to Me than this, nor is there any man on earth more beloved by Me than him.
Shri Purohit Swami
उसके समान मेरा अत्यन्त प्रिय कार्य करनेवाला मनुष्योंमें कोई भी नहीं है और इस भूमण्डलपर उसके समान मेरा दूसरा कोई प्रियतर होगा भी नहीं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
न तो उससे बढ़कर मेरा अतिशय प्रिय कार्य करने वाला मनुष्यों में कोई है और न उससे बढ़कर मेरा प्रिय इस पृथ्वी पर दूसरा कोई होगा।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.