Bhagavad Gita
Bhakti-yoga (The Yoga of Devotional Service)12.20
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Bhagavad Gita · 12.20
Devanāgarī

ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते ।
श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

ye tu dharmyāmṛtam idaṁ yathoktaṁ paryupāsate |
śraddadhānā mat-paramā bhaktās te 'tīva me priyāḥ ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ये तुye tubut those who.
धर्म्यामृतम् इदम्dharmya-amṛtam idamthis (idam) immortal (amṛtam) path of dharma (dharmya).
यथोक्तम्yathā-uktamas (yathā) it was stated (uktam).
पर्युपासतेparyupāsatefollow, worship.
श्रद्दधानाःśraddadhānāḥfull of faith.
मत्परमाःmat-paramāḥthose for whom I am the supreme goal.
भक्ताःbhaktāḥdevotees.
ते अतीवte atīvathey exceedingly.
मे प्रियाःme priyāḥare dear to Me.
Translation

“But those devotees who with great faith follow this immortal path of dharma just as I have described it, and for whom I am the supreme goal — such devotees are exceedingly dear to Me.”

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