Word meanings
- ye
- who
- tu
- indeed
- dharma
- of wisdom
- amṛtam
- nectar
- idam
- this
- yathā
- as
- uktam
- declared
- paryupāsate
- exclusive devotion
- śraddadhānāḥ
- with faith
- mat-paramāḥ
- intent on me as the supreme goal
- bhaktāḥ
- devotees
- te
- they
- atīva
- exceedingly
- me
- to me
- priyāḥ
- dear
Translations
They who follow this immortal Dharma, endowed with faith and regarding Me as their supreme goal, are exceedingly dear to Me.
Verily, those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never wavers, and who focus their entire being on Me, they are indeed My most beloved.
But those devotees who accept Me as the supreme Goal, and with faith seek for this ambrosia—nectar in the form of virtue—which is indistinguishable from the virtues as stated above, they are very dear to Me.
जो मेरेमें श्रद्धा रखनेवाले और मेरे परायण हुए भक्त पहले कहे हुए इस धर्ममय अमृतका अच्छी तरहसे सेवन करते हैं, वे मुझे अत्यन्त प्रिय हैं।Commentary
The Blessed Lord has in this verse given a description of His excellent devotee. Amrita Dharma Amrita is the lifegiving nectar. Dharma is righteousness or wisdom. Dharma is that which leads to immortality when practised. The real devotees regard Me as their final or supreme refuge. Above Beginning with verse 13.A great truth that should not go unnoticed is that the devotee, the man of wisdom and the Yogi have all the same fundamental characteristics. Priyo hi Jnaninotyartham (I am exceedingly dear to the wise man) (VII.12) has thus been explained at length and concluded here thus?
Te ativa me priyah (they are exceedinlgy dear to Me). He who follows this immortal Dharma as described above becomes exceedingly dear to the Lord. Therefore, every aspirant who thirsts for salvation, and who longs to attain the Supreme Abode of the Lord should follow this immortal Dharma with zeal and intense faith. Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita, the science of the Eternal, the scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, ends the twelfth discourse entitled The Yoga of Devotion.