Verse 18.69

Verse 18.69: “None amongst men is, save him, the best doer of a deed dear unto Me. Nor is there going to be, save him, another on earth dearer unto Me. (1514)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

And so long as he wears the ornament of the body-form, holding it quite distinct from himself, he is dearer to Me than my own life. Such a one alone, amongst those that are men of knowledge, that have taken to activism and observe austerities, is (most) dear to me and I see none else, in the entire world, more dear to me. One who preaches the Gita to the assembly of my devotees, one who with perfect tranquillity recites the Gita with affectionate devotion towards Me and becomes an ornament in the conference of the saints, one who enters into the garden in the form of my devotees in the way does the season Vasant (Spring) and there brings on the body (of devotees) tremor and horripilation (which manifest their pure emotion) in the way (the Spring brings) new foliage (to the trees) and makes the devotees sway backwards and forwards (as does the new foliage in the Spring in the gentle breeze of the wind), and makes their (devotees) eyes moist with tears (as the flowers in the Spring do with sweet juice), and makes them (devotees) sing with vehement emotion (sagdada) (the Lord’s praise), as sings the (bird) cuckoo (in the Spring) with sweet tune.

The object of the life of the bird Chakora is achieved with the rise of the Moon in the sky; or the new (watery) cloud arises and presents itself at the call of a peacock; in all these ways that devotee of mine, with perfect faith in Me showers in unlimited profusion, gems in the form of Gita stanzas on the assembly of saints. As I look round about, I see no one dearer to me than such a worthy one: neither was there one in the past nor will there be one in the future. One, Oh Arjuna, who in this way gives feasts (with dainties) in the form Gita-teachings to the saints, to such a one, I have up-till now been giving place in my heart (with affection).