ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते ।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः ॥
ye tu dharmyāmṛtam idaṃ yathoktaṃ paryupāsate |śraddadhānā mat-paramā bhaktās te 'tīva me priyāḥ ||
- धर्म्यामृतम् · dharmyāmṛtam
- the nectar of righteousness
- यथोक्तम् · yathoktam
- as declared
- पर्युपासते · paryupāsate
- they follow closely, attend
- श्रद्दधानाः · śraddadhānāḥ
- possessed of faith
- मत्परमाः · mat-paramāḥ
- holding me supreme
- अतीव प्रियाः · atīva priyāḥ
- exceedingly dear
“But those who attend closely to this nectar of righteousness as declared — full of faith, holding me supreme — those devotees are exceedingly dear to me.”
— Original plain-language translation
IN SHORT Faithful people who cherish goodness with love are deeply treasured.
The chapter seals its teaching by calling it 'nectar of dharma' — deathless drink, not dry rule. Faith and supremacy of aim gather every earlier quality; 'exceedingly dear' is Krishna's final word on the devotee he loves. It is like a patient taking the doctor's full tonic exactly as told, with complete trust in the cure.
— Reader's notes (original)