Bhagwad Gita - Post 246

Verse 69

Nor is there any among men who does dearer service to Me, nor shall there be another on earth dearer to Me than he.

I have no friend dearer than this person who is intently thinking of Me, and who glorifies Me wherever it is possible by teaching this wisdom to those who are really devoted. 

I consider that person as very dear to Me indeed. No one is equal to that person in devotion to Me.” 

Krishna again takes up, in this stanza, the glorification of the teacher who teaches the Gita-knowledge. 

Not only is there none to compare with him amongst the present generation, but there shall  never be (Bhavita-Na-Cha) anyone, even in future times, so dear to Him, the Lord says, as such an individual who spends his time in spreading the knowledge of what little he has understood from the Gita.

The essence of this verse can also be extended to sharing the knowledge of Shrutis with the world of spiritual seekers.

In Ashtavakra Gita, Janaka asks his Guru, “The transcendental knowledge you have bestowed upon me is so precious that I feel deeply indebted to you. What can I give you in return?” 

Guru Ashtavakra replies, “There is nothing you can give that will relinquish you from your debt. The knowledge I gave was divine and all that you possess is material. Worldly objects can never be a price for divine knowledge. 

But you can do one thing. If ever you find someone who is thirsty for this knowledge, share it with him.” 

(That is what precisely the author has been doing all along through the blog, through satsangh, through talks, through messages etc. as per the command received from his own Sadguru and God, Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)

Dearest to God is one who is always considering God as his dearest. If to us God is the dearest, then God also will consider us as the dearest. 

“No one is equal to him. No one in the world can compare with this devotee whose soul is rooted in Me and who is spending his entire life in communicating this wisdom to others who are truly devoted to Me.”

 
Why does Ishvara love such a preceptor so much? The teacher assists Ishvara in His mission to rid the world of ignorance. 

Swami’s words to the author on 13.3.2005 in vision,

(“Swami needs you, Swami has a definite task for you in His mission, He has chosen you, lifted you to use in His task at some point of time”)

A teacher can assess the needs of the seeker, and give him the guidance from the Gita / from Shrutis needed for that particular situation of the seeker. 

Only a qualified teacher is able to do that, as opposed to someone randomly reading shlokas from the Gita. Furthermore, very few people are able to teach the true meaning of the Gita and convey to the student exactly what Ishvara wants to convey, without distorting anything.

Love.