Mahabharata · 6.34.20
॥
Devanāgarī
ये तु धर्म्यामृतम् इदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते ॥
श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास् ते ऽतीव मे प्रियाः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ye tu dharmyāmṛtam idaṃ yathoktaṃ paryupāsate ||
śraddadhānā matparamā bhaktās te 'tīva me priyāḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ये तु धर्म्यामृतम् इदंye tu dharmyāmṛtam idaṃbut who this dharmic nectar; those who this righteous amrita
यथोक्तं पर्युपासतेyathoktaṃ paryupāsatefully honor, as it has been said; follow it, as it was declared
श्रद्दधाना मत्परमाśraddadhānā matparamāfull of faith, holding Me as the supreme; filled with faith and devoted to Me as the goal
भक्तास् ते ऽतीव मे प्रियाःbhaktās te 'tīva me priyāḥthese devotees are exceedingly dear to Me; such devotees are especially loved by Me
Translation
"But those devotees who, with faith, follow this righteous nectar as it has been declared, and hold Me as their supreme goal -- they are exceedingly dear to Me."
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The chapter closes with a word on how dear the devotee is to Krishna. Bhakti here is not reduced to feeling: it is faith, life lived by dharma, aspiration toward the Lord as the highest goal, and the practical transformation of character.