Chapter 18 · Moksha Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Liberation through RenunciationKrishna
Verse 70
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 18, श्लोक 70
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।
ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः॥
Transliteration
Adhyeshyate cha ya imam dharmyam samvadam-avayoh
Jnana-yajnena tena-aham-ishtah syam-iti me matih
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
अध्येष्यतेadhyeshyatewill study
यःyahwho
इमम्imamthis
धर्म्यम्dharmyamsacred
संवादम्samvadamdialogue
आवयोःavayohof ours
ज्ञानयज्ञेनjnana-yajnenaby the sacrifice of knowledge
तेनtenaby him
अहम्ahamI
इष्टःishtahworshipped
स्याम्syamwould be
मे मतिःme matihis My opinion
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जो इस हमारे धर्मयुक्त संवाद का अध्ययन करेगा, उसके द्वारा ज्ञानयज्ञ से मैं पूजित होऊँगा — ऐसा मेरा मत है।
English Translation
And one who studies this sacred dialogue of ours — by that person I am worshipped through the sacrifice of knowledge. Such is My conviction.
Commentary (टीका)
Even the study of the Gita constitutes a 'jnana yajna' — a sacrifice through knowledge. Krishna considers the devoted reader as His worshipper. This verse sanctifies the study of the Gita as a form of worship, making it accessible to all regardless of their external circumstances or formal rituals.