ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते । श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः ॥ २० ॥
ye tu dharmyāmṛitam idaṁ yathoktaṁ paryupāsate śhraddadhānā mat-paramā bhaktās te ’tīva me priyāḥ
Translation
But those who, with faith and holding Me as the highest, follow this nectar of dharma exactly as I have taught it: those devotees are exceedingly dear to Me.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
परंतु जो श्रद्धालु, मुझे परम मानने वाले भक्त इस धर्ममय अमृत का, जैसा मैंने कहा है, वैसे ही सेवन करते हैं, वे मुझे अत्यंत प्रिय हैं।
Commentary
The chapter closes by raising "dear" to "exceedingly dear" (ativa priyah). Krishna calls the whole teaching dharmyamritam, "the nectar of dharma." Many commentators note the shift in wording: verses 13–19 describe those who already have these qualities, while this verse speaks of those who follow the teaching with faith and are still growing into it, and it is they who are called "exceedingly dear."
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