Freedom & Renunciation · 18.69
Amongst human beings: Renunciation and Surrender
न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्िचन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः।भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि॥ १८.६९ ॥
na cha tasmān manuṣhyeṣhu kaśhchin me priya-kṛittamaḥ
bhavitā na cha me tasmād anyaḥ priyataro bhuvi
Translation
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 (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 18.69 through stronger key ideas from the verse: amongst human beings, than them, anyone. In the context of Renunciation and Surrender, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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