CC Madhya 23.113
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 23, Text 113
যে তু ধর্মামৃতমিদং যথোক্তং পর্যুপাসতে ।
শ্রদ্দধানা মৎপরমা ভক্তাস্তেঽতীব মে প্রিয়াঃ ॥ ১১৩ ॥
শ্রদ্দধানা মৎপরমা ভক্তাস্তেঽতীব মে প্রিয়াঃ ॥ ১১৩ ॥
ye tu dharmāmṛtam idaṁ
yathoktaṁ paryupāsate
śraddadhānā mat-paramā
bhaktās te ’tīva me priyāḥ
yathoktaṁ paryupāsate
śraddadhānā mat-paramā
bhaktās te ’tīva me priyāḥ
Word by word
ye — the devotees who; tu — but; dharma-amṛtam — eternal religious principle of Kṛṣṇa consciousness; idam — this; yathā-uktam — as mentioned above; paryupāsate — worship; śraddadhānāḥ — having faith and devotion; mat-paramāḥ — accepting Me as the Supreme or the ultimate goal of life; bhaktāḥ — such devotees; te — they; atīva — very; me — to Me; priyāḥ — dear.
Translation
“Devotees who follow these imperishable religious principles of Kṛṣṇa consciousness with great faith and devotion, fully accepting Me as the supreme goal, are very, very dear to Me.”